Episodes
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Marellen Mayers was ordained in a reform movement in the Catholic Church called Roman Catholic Womenpriests. An international organization which ordained its first group of women in 2002 on the Danube River. Several valid male bishops of the Roman Catholic church participated in the ordination. RCWP serves in faith communities in Europe, South Africa, South America, the United States, Canada and Tawain. She was ordained a deacon in 2010 and a priest in 2011. She serves a faith community called The Living Water Inclusive Catholic Community.
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In Today's episode Saul talk to Chelsea Hanson. Chelsea is a nationally recognized grief educator and founder of With Sympathy Gifts and Keepsakes, which is an online memorial gift store and grief support center.
Hanson found her true purpose in grief support and legacy work and graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison as a grief support specialist with certifications in holistic life coaching and life legacy preservation.
In the Sudden death survival guide, Chelsea introduces her readers to the “Seven Rs” – an innovative and in-depth process for healing grief. -
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Today we are replaying the podcast interview with the legendary author, public speaker, and journalist Katy Butler. She has written two groundbreaking books about the end of life. Her first book, Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, is a national bestseller. She has followed that up with her new book, The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life.
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Dr. Shirli Regev is a mentor for ‘Mentors’, an Author, Hypnotherapy Certified (TRANSFORMATIONAL THERAPY), Chaplain Bcc (board certified hospice chaplain), and Spiritual care provider. She shares her 24 years of experience from coaching, mentoring, empowering, and learning with you. She holds 2 PhDs in Holistic counseling & Pastoral Counseling Psychology. She is a spiritual mentor and health-life holistic coach who holds a master’s degree in Coaching Education, a bachelor's degree in Business, and special education.
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In Today’s episode, Saul Ebema and Joe Newton talk remotely via zoom with Sheila Aird in Chicago. Sheila is the Clinical Liaison for hospice at University of Chicago Medicine. In this episode, she shares what 18 years of nursing has taught her and part of that is the importance of active listening.
End-of-life encompasses many aspects of care: pain and symptom management, culturally sensitive practices, assisting patients and their families through the death and dying process, and ethical decision making. Developing active listening and effective communication skills can enhance the hospice staff-patient trust relationship and create a healing environment. -
In Today’s episode, Saul Ebema and Joe Newton speak with Dr. Naheed Dosani. Dr. Dosani is a palliative care physician who cares for homeless and vulnerably housed individuals with dignity and compassion, whether in a shelter or on the street in Toronto, Canada. He is also the Founder and lead physician - Palliative Education And Care for the Homeless (PEACH), Inner City Health Associates
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In Today’s episode, Saul speaks with Dr. Harold Braswell. Harold Braswell is an assistant professor of health care ethics at Saint Louis University. He is the author of The Crisis of US Hospice Care, which was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in August 2019. He can be reached on Twitter at @haroldbraswell.
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In Today’s episode, Saul and Joe and joined in the studio by Veronica Drase. Veronica works as a social worker with Angels Grace Hospice in Bolingbrook, IL. In this episode they talk about her upbringing and journey to hospice social work. At Angel’s Grace Hospice, Veronica helps clients and their families navigate planning for end-of-life care; understand their treatment plan and she remains vocal about their needs as they manage the stresses of debilitating physical illnesses, including emotional, familial and financial.
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Rev. Danelle Shoemaker currently works as a hospice chaplain at Mt. Carmel Hospice in Columbus, Ohio. As a hospice chaplain, Danelle provides emotional and spiritual counseling to patients and their families. Her other duties on the job include submitting written reports on patient interactions and acting as liaisons between members of the clergy and hospice patients.
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The questions this episode addresses include.
1. How has the covid-19 pandemic affected you?
2. How has the pandemic affected the practice of hospice chaplaincy?
3. Where do you see hospice Chaplaincy going after Covid?
4. How does staff support look like in this time?
5. A talk about helping those who are spiritual not religious and also those who are atheist.
6. Boundaries in Hospice Chaplaincy. Where to draw the line. It’s important to care about our work, but equally important to know when to back away -
In this episode, Joe and Saul talk with Aracely Rios who works as the Clinical Director for Angels Grace Hospice in Bolingbrook, IL. She helps to provide managerial direction and expertise to ensure delivery of quality, cost effective and timely services to patients and families. In this interview, Aracely talks about her background, the joys of hospice work and the challenges of COVID-19 on hospice care.
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In today’s episode, Joe, and Saul Interview our guest Rev. Dr. Enoch Aguilar on his remarkable journey to becoming a hospice chaplain. Chaplains spend thousands of hours perfecting skills that many people assume come naturally: sitting and listening. They become masters of the ministry of presence, bringing the same professionalism to spiritual care that doctors bring to surgery.
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Bruce has been a pastor for over 30 years. He has traveled and led many short-term mission teams to the Dominican Republic at taught at different leadership conferences. He currently serves as an interim pastor and as the director of theological education in Latin America for an organization called Meeting God in Baseball.
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In Today’s episode, Saul and Joe talk with Chaplain Derrick Hall. Derrick is an ordained minister and is the speaker/director of Begin Again Living Ministries which provides bereavement classes, workshops and healing art classes for those who have a difficulty dealing with grief and loss. Derrick serves as a law enforcement chaplain for over 5 years on the weekends and currently works part-time as a chaplain/bereavement coordinator for an hospice agency in California.
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Daniel Haas is a native of Cologne, Germany. He came to the US in 2008 to minister to various congregations in the United Church of Christ. Eventually he transitioned into professional chaplaincy and military ministry. Daniel currently works full time for Hospice Compassus in Houston, Texas, PRN at CHI St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital, and the 94th Combat Support Hospital of the United States Army Reserve.
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Laura Bondurant is the lead chaplain at Agape Hospice Care in Atlanta. Laura is also a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary. Before working for Agape, Laura worked for the military in the chapel corps as a Protestant Parish Coordinator and as a Children's Church Coordinator.
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