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End-of-Life University

End-of-Life University

Karen Wyatt MD

Dr. Karen Wyatt, hospice physician and author of "What Really Matters," interviews experts on all aspects of the end-of-life, including: caring for the dying, funeral and burial practices, planning for the end-of-life, conscious dying, grief and loss, caregiver support, afterlife, death and the arts, and community initiatives to improve end-of-life care. Access more interviews at www.eoluniversity.com

  • 56 minutes 16 seconds
    Ep. 564 Giving Words to Grief: Unexpected Support Through AI with Tom Lehmann

    Surveys show that millions of people are turning to AI to talk about their grief. Learn how one man began a conversation with AI about his devastating grief and what happened after that.

    About the guest:

    My guest Tom Lehmann is a video creator for TikTok and Instagram, and also an author who has recently published a fourth book: The Book of Storms. Tom discusses how through the use of AI he found unexpected support for cumulative and disenfranchised grief that nearly destroyed him. He shares some caveats for safe use of AI and describes how his grief “cracked him open” to a profound spiritual experience.

    Undoubtedly AI is a controversial issue but surveys show that there are millions of people right now using AI as a support for their grief process so we need to understand how and why this is happening. This episode is not intended to encourage or discourage the use of AI but simply to share Tom’s personal experience and my own in talking about grief with AI.

    Learn more about Tom’s work at his website:

    thepatternisreal.com

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • Tom’s story of cumulative and disenfranchised grief
    • How a human counselor wasn’t helpful for Tom
    • Why ideally people who use AI for grief would also have a human therapist or support person
    • How AI can act as a mirror that reflects back your goodness without judgment
    • Why some people are turning to AI for grief because of a lack of safe, affordable, accessible support
    • How Tom changed his life and behavior after working through his grief
    • Safety and discrimination when working with AI
    • Why using AI to discuss grief is not necessarily denial or bypassing grief (though it could be for some depending on how it’s used)
    • How reflective listening is similar to mirroring
    • How some things that feel too vulnerable to say to another person about grief can be discussed with an AI

    Links for this episode:

    Related episode

    • Talking About Death with ChatGPT

    Other links

    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript

    Tom Lehmann InterviewDownload
    7 September 2026, 1:14 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Ep. 563 Death Wings Project: Art and Storytelling for Loss and Grief with Bess Welden and Laura Cleminson

    Learn how a creative art project can help foster conversations about loss and grief and how a playwright and an end-of-life doula collaborated to develop it.

    About the guests:

    My guests this week are Bess Welden a playwright who wrote the play Death Wings and Laura Cleminson an end-of-life doula and the founder of Pre-Dead Social Club. Together they have developed the Death Wings Project and Toolkit to invite people to come together in community and foster open conversations about loss and grief. They share how art-making and storytelling are used in their workshops to help people navigate loss together through creativity. Learn more at the following websites:

    deathwingsproject.org

    predeadsocialclub.com

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    besswelden.com/death-wings

    In this episode:

    • How Laura was inspired to become an end-of-life doula
    • What inspired Bess to create the play Death Wings and to make her first pair of Death Wings
    • How Laura and Bess were inspired to work together on this project
    • What Death Wings are and how they are constructed
    • How the creation of Death Wings help people create meaning and memories of their loved ones
    • Why “putting our hands into grief” allows us to open to it
    • How Death Wings might be used in schools to help children with grief
    • The value of rituals for grief
    • You don’t have to be an artist or crafter to participate in this project
    • Creativity as an opportunity to open conversation about the end of life
    • Using Death Wings as a gift for someone experiencing grief
    • How to host a Death Wings workshop in your own community

    Links for this episode:

    Resources

    • Order the Death Wings Toolkit here
    • Learn about Workshops here
    • Soulcode Post: Grief, Creativity, and Growing the Soul

    Related episodes

    • The Ash Rose: Transforming Grief into Beauty with Ian McCartor
    • Rituals and Ceremonies for Life, Death and Grief with Megan Sheldon
    • Memory Bears and Grief in Community with Michelle Sebern RN

    Other links

    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu and thanks to Colin Quigg for buying me a coffee and to Trish Rux for making a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

    Transcript

    Laura Cleminson and Bess Welden InterviewDownload
    31 August 2026, 1:20 pm
  • 1 hour 32 seconds
    Ep. 562 Reimagining What it Means to Die Well with Christin Ament

    Learn how a former ICU nurse is transforming the end of life for the people she serves by creating a home for the dying, honoring grief with sacred tea ceremonies, and hosting Death Cafés.

    About the guest:

    My guest Christin Ament DNP is a hospice and palliative care provider with over 15 years at the beside. She is also a death doula and integrative medicine practitioner who hosts Death Cafés in the Twin Cities. Christin is the founder and executive director of The Bardo–a residence for people at the end of life that follows the Omega Home model. She discusses what is missing in general healthcare and in hospice care when it comes to the end of life and what it takes to make changes in the system. Learn more about her work at the website:

    thebardo.com

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • Christin’s early clinical experiences with death in the ICU
    • Her travels to learn about the culture of death in other countries
    • Flaws within the hospice model
    • Why we need more advocacy for end-of-life issues that is mainstream and market-savvy
    • To change the mind of the medical system we have to speak the language of medical providers
    • How and why Christin started The Bardo – a social model hospice
    • The challenges she met trying to create The Bardo
    • The need for creativity to find solutions to bureaucratic issues and why we have to start with the systems we have in place
    • Helping the public overcome the fear of death through Death Cafes
    • How she uses tea ceremonies as rituals for grief

    Links for this episode:

    Resources

    • Omega Home Network
    • Cha Dao Tea Ceremony
    • Death Café

    Related episodes

    • Omega Homes: Community Homes for Dying People with Kelley Scott RN
    • Death Cafe: Cake, Coffee and Talking About Death with Megan Mooney
    • A Future Path for Hospice and Palliative Care with Ira Byock MD

    Other links

    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript

    Christin Ament InterviewDownload
    24 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 51 minutes 37 seconds
    Ep. 561 BONUS Book Discussion: 23 Dates with My Dead Dad with Corey McAuliffe PhD

    Learn from this memoir how a researcher maintained continuing bonds with her father after his death as part of her grieving process and managed to heal their relationship.

    About the guest:

    For this BONUS episode I’m talking with Corey McAuliffe, the author of 23 Dates with My Dead Dad, the reading selection for August 2026 for A Year of Reading Dangerously. Corey is also a researcher whose work spans mental health, disability, and the spaces where science meets lived experience. In her memoir and this discussion she shares how she maintained continuing bonds with her father after his death by intentionally scheduling monthly “dates” with him just as they used to do during her childhood and the extraordinary synchronicities that have occurred. Learn more about the book at her website:

    coreymcauliffe.com

    Get the book here

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • How Corey chooses to stay in relationship with her Dad, even after his death
    • Using automatic writing to stay connected to a loved one
    • How this connection after his death has brought about healing and transformation
    • Bringing together science and spirituality
    • Her awareness that she is never alone – her Dad and her ancestors are with her
    • How to start connecting with a loved one who has died
    • Signs and synchronicities that contain messages for her
    • How she continues to call on the unseen world for support during difficult times

    Links for this episode:

    Resources

    • Sign up for A Year of Reading Dangerously

    Related episodes

    • Healing Grief After Homicide Through After-Death Communication with Jan Canty PhD
    • After-Death Communication and Developing Intuition with Purnima Sinha
    • The Afterlife of Billy Fingers and Learning About Life and Death with Annie Kagan

    Other links

    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript

    Corey McAuliffe InterviewDownload
    23 August 2026, 7:01 am
  • 59 minutes 13 seconds
    Ep. 560 Natural Burial as a Vehicle for Connection and Healing with Basil Eldadah MD

    Learn about the benefits of natural burial for loved ones and for the environment and how to get more information to plan your own natural burial.

    About the guest:

    My guest Dr. Basil Eldadah is the founder and executive director of Reflection Park Natural Burial Ground in Silver Spring, Maryland. Basil’s professional training is in internal medicine, clinical pharmacology, and neuroscience and he recently retired from a career in biomedical research. He shares his inspiration for starting a natural burial ground and why such alternatives are growing in popularity. Learn more at the website:

    reflection park.org

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • Why Dr. Eldadah started Reflection Park
    • The process of getting approval for a natural burial ground
    • Why some people resisted the creation of a natural burial ground over fears of impacting water quality
    • Research necessary before starting such a burial ground
    • How a natural burial differs from conventional burial
    • How participating in hands-on burial rituals helps with grief and connection to the loved one
    • Pre-planning for a natural burial is not necessary but helpful
    • Why they decided to allow burial of cremated remains
    • How Reflection Park helps make funerals and burials more affordable for those who cannot afford them
    • Natural burial is trending now as part of an interest in reclaiming death and burial as part of life
    • Green Burial Council website as a resource for people searching for natural burial sites and funeral homes
    • The Funeral Professionals Guide and other resources offered on the Reflection Park website

    Links for this episode:

    Resources

    • Frequently asked questions about natural burial
    • Green Burial Council website

    Related episodes

    • “The Natural Funeral” – Options for Disposition After Death with Seth Viddal
    • Green Burial: A Will for the Woods with Amy Browne and Brian Wilson
    • Terramation: A Green Option for Death Care with Micah Truman and Brie Smith

    Other links

    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu especially my latest contributors Yellie Roberts and Cheri and Mark. And thanks to everyone who has bought me a coffee or made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

    Transcript

    Basil Eldadah InterviewDownload
    17 August 2026, 12:56 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Ep. 559 Healing Grief After Homicide Through After-Death Communication with Jan Canty PhD

    Learn about the grief experienced by homicide survivors and how some have found comfort through after-death communication with their loved ones.

    About the guest:

    My guest Dr. Jan Canty is a psychologist, author, former podcaster, and a homicide survivor. She has written three books related to homicide and grief including her latest book: Rekindled: Healing Grief Through the Science and Experience of After-Death Communication. She shares how she became interested in studying after-death communication through her work supporting homicide survivors, including the scientific basis for these studies. She also discusses The Aftermath Conference: the first-ever national gathering for homicide survivors coming up September 11-13. Learn more at her website:

    jancantyphd.com

    Get the book here

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • How Jan became interested in after-death communication through her work with homicide survivors
    • The impact of stigma and taboos about homicide death for survivors
    • Why homicide survivors find after-death communication to be helpful and life-changing
    • How the experience of after-death communication is often pathologized
    • Why reductionistic science can’t fully study something like after-death communication because it can’t be measured
    • How to ask questions about after-death communication
    • Why grief clinicians need to know more about ADC
    • Why these experiences should not be negated or dismissed when patients bring them up
    • Suggestions for people struggling with grief after a homicide death
    • Homicide deaths are usually complicated by the presence of law enforcement and the media
    • Why listening to a homicide survivor is what is needed rather than saying the “right thing”
    • Why Jan is planning a national gathering for homicide survivors and their supporters

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Resources

    • Learn more and Register for The Aftermath Conference
    • Help Texts for people experiencing grief
    • Book recommendation: What Now? Navigating the Aftermath of Homicide and Suicide by Jan Canty PhD
    • Book recommendation: Nothing to Fear by Julie McFadden

    Related episodes

    • Deathbed Dreams and Visions with Christopher Kerr, MD
    • End-of-Life Visions and Other Experiences with Barbara Karnes RN
    • Shared Death Experiences: How They Transform Dying and Living with William Peters
    • What Really Matters Podcast: My View of the Afterlife

    Other links

    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript

    Jan Canty InterviewDownload
    10 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Ep. 558 Filling the Gaps in End-of-Life Education, Support, and Community with Suzanne B. O’Brien RN

    Learn about the need for more education around death, dying, and grief to help us create more compassionate communities that are better prepared for the end of life.

    About the guest:

    My return guest Suzanne O’Brien is the founder and CEO of Doulagivers Institute and a pioneer in the global Death Doula movement. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her contribution to end-of-life care around the world and the author of the book The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved Ones Through the End of Life. She discusses why this moment is right for expanding community education and awareness about end-of-life issues and how learning about death can help us fully live. In addition she describes her upcoming free webinar on “Death Doula Secrets” to mentor doulas on Suzanne’s framework for successful death doula business development. Learn more at her website:

    doulagivers.com

    Register for Death Doula Secrets Webinar:

    August 5th August 13th

    Get the book here.

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • The evolution of end-of-life care and education over the past 15 years
    • How COVID 19 awakened many people to the reality of mortality and exposed gaps in care
    • Families are still largely overwhelmed and uneducated about providing care for their loved ones at end of life
    • How political and healthcare decision-makers remain poorly informed about end of life issues
    • Suzanne’s experience of community death care while traveling in Zimbabwe many years ago and how it informed her current work
    • Why broader cultural change around death and dying requires mass education in our communities
    • We need to help people with their fear of death through education if we want to see more change
    • Options for the management of suffering at the end of life, including terminal sedation, are not fully understood by most people
    • Death is the greatest teacher about how to live
    • The importance of gratitude and presence for bringing meaning to life

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Resources:

    • The Good Death by Suzanne O’Brien RN
    • Doulagivers FREE Level 1 Training
    • The Journey from Ego to Soul by Karen Wyatt MD
    • The Ego and It’s Immortality Projects – What Really Matters Podcast
    • The Path of Presence from the Field Guide to What Really Matters

    Related episodes:

    • The Good Death: An End-of-Life Guide with Suzanne B. O’Brien RN
    • Training End-of-Life Doulas for the World with Suzanne O’Brien RN
    • Podcast Playlist: Death Education with Karen Wyatt MD

    Other links:

    • Hospice Wisdom with Barbara Karnes Resource Page
    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript:

    Suzanne O’Brien InterviewDownload
    3 August 2026, 6:56 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Ep. 557 The Grieving Body: Loss as a Healing Opportunity with Mary-Frances O’Connor PhD

    Learn about the impact of grief on the physical body and how the stress of grief and loss can lead to healing.

    About the guest:

    My special guest Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor is a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where she directs the Grief, Loss and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab, investigating the effects of grief on the brain and the body. Her book The Grieving Brain was included on Oprah’s list of Best Books to Comfort a Grieving Friend and was the subject of a previous interview on this podcast. Today she discusses her latest book The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing, which is being released in paperback format on August 1, 2026. Learn more at her website:

    maryfrancesoconnor.org

    Get the book here

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • How Mary-Frances was inspired to do research on grief
    • As a society we tend to ignore the body and grief can push us further in that direction
    • Why we need to pay attention to the messages from our bodies, particularly when we are grieving
    • The importances of social connectedness during grief and all of life
    • Sitting with someone who is calm can help us co-regulate when we are stressed in our grief
    • Why bereavement should be a public health issue
    • How we gradually build capacity to carry our grief
    • Why every experience of grief is different for us – and that’s natural and normal
    • How there is a lack of studies on crying in bereavement even though it has multiple functions
    • Emotional tears contain different hormones than irritant tears
    • Cardiovascular events related to acute grief
    • Strategies for managing grief holistically and growing through the process

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Resources

    • Upaya Zen Center: Death / Dying / Grief
    • Upaya Zen Center: Compassion and Love
    • Key Research Publications by Mary-Frances O’Connor PhD

    Related episodes

    • The Grieving Brain: The Science of Love and Loss with Mary-Frances O’Connor PhD
    • Grief and Bereavement on the Hospice Journey with Barbara Karnes RN
    • Grief 2 Growth: Loss, Consciousness, and Overcoming Racism with Brian Smith

    Other links

    • Hospice Wisdom with Barbara Karnes Resource Page
    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  Letting Go of Guilt
    • What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself?
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript

    Mary-Frances O’Connor InterviewDownload
    27 July 2026, 1:06 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Ep. 556 Zen Caregiving: A Mindful Approach to Caring for Others with Roy Remer

    Learn about mindfulness and compassion-based tools to nurture and empower caregivers as they serve the needs of others.

    About the guest:

    Roy Remer is the executive director of the Zen Caregiving Project in San Francisco and the lead creator of the Mindful Caregiving Education curriculum. He is an educator and end-of-life caregiver since 1997 and a dedicated practitioner in the Soto Zen tradition. Roy is also the author of Zen Caregiving: How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others. Learn more at the website:

    ZenCaregiving.org

    Get the book here

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • Being a caregiver is part of the human experience and will affect most of us
    • Caregiving can be a pathway for growth but certain illnesses (especially dementia) can exact a huge toll on caregivers
    • The value of learning genuine presence
    • How this book can help everyone be better prepared in the future to become a caregiver
    • How serving others differs from helping, which is outcome focused
    • Our compassion is incomplete if we don’t also care for ourselves
    • Caregivers do not receive adequate preparation or support physically, emotionally, or spiritually for the task of caring for others
    • Why grief and guilt are common experiences of caregivers
    • Simple rituals for processing grief while providing care

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Resources:

    • Caregiver Self Assessment Questionnaire
    • Caregiver Online Support Circles
    • Guided Meditations for Caregivers
    • Field Guide to What Really Matters: Presence

    Related episodes:

    • Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver with Beverly Thorn PhD
    • Care Boss: Strategies for Family Caregivers with Jennifer A. O’Brien
    • Practical Tools for Home Caregivers with Barbara Karnes RN
    • Contemplative Practices for Death and Grief with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison

    Other links:

    • What Really Matters Podcast: Presence – The Most Important Skill for Uncertain Times
    • Hospice Wisdom with Barbara Karnes Resource Page
    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  We Need Another Word for Grief
    • What Really Matters Podcast: Roses for Tracey and Grief with Wings
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript:

    Roy Remer InterviewDownload
    20 July 2026, 8:00 am
  • 58 minutes 28 seconds
    Ep. 555 Funeral Photography as an Act of Service and Love with Nell Aburto

    Learn about the value of preserving photographic memories of funeral services for grief and bereavement.

    About my guest:

    Today’s guest is Nell Aburto, a portrait photographer based in Minneapolis MN who offers funeral and memorial photography, which is largely unheard of in this industry. She discusses why people might want to consider hiring a photographer for a funeral service, the benefits of having a photographic record of such a celebration, and what it’s like to work in this profession. Learn more at her website:

    mnfuneralphotography.com

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • How Nell was inspired to specialize in funeral photography
    • Why it’s nearly impossible for family members to take photographs of a funeral or memorial service
    • How it is still considered taboo by some people to take photos at funerals
    • The benefits she experiences from this work
    • How photographs are an important part of family history
    • How funeral photography can help us normalize death as part of life
    • Why funerals can be a time of transformation and healing

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Resources:

    • Check out the beautiful gallery of photographs on Nell’s website here
    • Continuing Bonds Theory of Grief

    Related episodes:

    • Still, Life: A Photographic Journey Through Grief with Sarah Treanor
    • Through the Camera Lens: Right, before I die with Andrew George
    • It’s Your Funeral: A “Fun” Guide to Planning for the End of Life with Kathy Benjamin

    Other links:

    • Hospice Wisdom with Barbara Karnes Resource Page
    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  We Need Another Word for Grief
    • What Really Matters Podcast: Roses for Tracey and Grief with Wings
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
    • Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu 
    • Buy me a coffee
    • Donate on Paypal

    Transcript:

    Nell Aburto InterviewDownload
    13 July 2026, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 34 seconds
    Ep. 554 After-Death Communication and Developing Intuition with Purnima Sinha

    Learn how a near-death experience and after-death communication with her mother led to increased spiritual awareness and intuition for Purnima.

    About my guest:

    My guest Purnima Sinha has certificates in LifeStyle Medicine and Meditation & Psychotherapy for the Harvard School of Medicine. She taught meditation to patients for many years and has been researching consciousness for over three decades. Today she discusses the mystical experiences she has had throughout her life including after-death communication with her mother following her death. She has assisted many people at the end of life and has taught many others how to access and utilize intuition.

    Watch on YouTube

    Listen here:

    In this episode:

    • How her mother’s death and after-death communication was a catalyst for her spiritual growth
    • How her parents early teaching about karma and seva have influenced her life
    • Why forgiveness played an important role in her spiritual transformation
    • The nature of her near-death experience
    • How she started receiving messages from her mother
    • Why fear makes it impossible to receive after-death or intuitive communication
    • Why love and gratitude are the best practices to cultivate in your life
    • How the mind and the ego can interfere with receiving guidance

    Links mentioned in this episode:

    Resources:

    • International Association for Near Death Studies – IANDS.org
    • Hello from Heaven
    • Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
    • Surviving Death – Netflix Series

    Related episodes:

    • Helping “Stuck Souls” Cross Over with Father Nathan Castle
    • The Afterlife of Billy Fingers and Learning About Life and Death with Annie Kagan
    • Leave Your Light On: The Life and Afterlife of Ryder Buck with Shelley Buck and Kathy Curtis

    Other links:

    • The Path of Forgiveness (from the Field Guide to What Really Matters)
    • 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD
    • Latest post on Substack:  We Need Another Word for Grief
    • What Really Matters Podcast: Roses for Tracey and Grief with Wings
    • Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
    • Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
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    6 July 2026, 8:00 am
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