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Best Life Best Death

Best Life Best Death

Diane Hullet

256 - #253 The Guy with Stage 4 Breast Cancer — Jake Messier

Conversations about mortality -- life, death and what matters most.

256 - #253 The Guy with Stage 4 Breast Cancer — Jake Messier

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Conversations about mortality -- life, death and what matters most.

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Published 08 Jul 2026

Duration 40:26

Episodes

256-

#253 The Guy with Stage 4 Breast Cancer — Jake Messier

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08 Jul 2026

255-

#252 Tips from Dead People, Part 2 – Mary McGreevy

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01 Jul 2026

254-

#251 Tips from Dead People, Part 1 – Mary McGreevy

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24 Jun 2026

253-

#250 Too Poor to Die – Amy Shea, PhD

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18 Jun 2026

252-

#249 An Apprenticeship with Sorrow – Diane Hullet reads Francis Weller

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10 Jun 2026

251-

#248 A Day in the Life of a Death Doula – Vanessa Johnston, End-of-Life Doula

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03 Jun 2026

250-

#247 Mortality Movies to See Before You Die – Gail Rubin, Author, Educator, and “The Doyenne of Death”

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28 May 2026

249-

#246 Living with Grief and Sharing It All – Mark Burkholder, Writer and Content Creator

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20 May 2026

248-

#245 Meaningful Endings – Jane K. Callahan, Author, End of Life Doula

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13 May 2026

247-

#244 Funerals, Bodies, Preplanning, Oh My! – Bob Arrington, Spokesperson for the National Funeral Directors Association

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06 May 2026

246-

#243 From the Archives: As Good as Hospice Can Be – There Are Gaps (Originally aired Oct 2023) – Susan Elliott, End of Life Coach and Doula

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29 Apr 2026

245-

#242 Medical Aid in Dying, Part 2, What You Need to Know! – Dr Barbara Morris, Geriatrician and President of End of Life Options Colorado

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22 Apr 2026

244-

#241 Medical Aid in Dying, Part 1, Myth Busting! – Dr Barbara Morris, Geriatrician and President of End of Life Options Colorado

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15 Apr 2026

243-

#240 8 Conversations That Can Change Your Life, Part 2 – Janet Booth, MA, RN and Trish Rux, RN

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08 Apr 2026

242-

#239 8 Conversations That Can Change Your Life, Part 1 – Janet Booth, MA, RN and Trish Rux, RN

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01 Apr 2026

241-

#238 From the Archives: What Does Active Dying Look Like?(Originally aired April 2023) – Julie McFadden, aka Hospice Nurse Julie

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25 Mar 2026

240-

#237 Dementia and Caregiving – Beverly Thorn, Professor Emerita, End-of-Life Doula and Author

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18 Mar 2026

239-

#236 Aging Is Not a Straight Line Process – Jacob Kendall, PhD, Creator of 4D™ Aging

Listened

11 Mar 2026

238-

#235 Feeling Grief, Part 2 – Krista St-Germain, Grief Expert, Widow, and Host of The Widowed Mom Podcast

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04 Mar 2026

237-

#234 Feeling Grief, Part 1 – Krista St-Germain, Grief Expert, Widow, and Host of The Widowed Mom Podcast

Listened

25 Feb 2026

236-

#233 Caregiving: The Most Stressful Role We Overlook – Rosanne Corcoran, Host of Daughterhood the Podcast

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18 Feb 2026

235-

#232 Funeral Photography: What It Is and Why It Matters – Nell Arbuto, Founder of Minnesota Funeral Photography

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11 Feb 2026

234-

#231 Medical Aid in Dying: A Daughter’s Perspective – Michelle Lapierre, MAiD Advocate

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04 Feb 2026

233-

#230 After Traumatic Loss: Writing, Dreams, and Continuing Bonds – Samantha Rose, Author of Giving Up the Ghost

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28 Jan 2026

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#229 What Do We Need to Do After Someone Dies? – Marni Blank, Founder of Begin with the End, End-of-Life Planner and Death Doula

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21 Jan 2026

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#228 How to Make Your Death Kinder to Those You Love – Marni Blank, Founder of Begin with the End, End-of-Life Planner and Death Doula

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14 Jan 2026

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#227 What Are the Components of Aging Well? – Dr. Charlotte Grinberg, Founder of To Life Primary Care and Longevity

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07 Jan 2026

229-

#226 Aging Well: Staying Curious, Flexible and Joy-Full – Mary Schinhofen, Writer and Nonagenarian

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01 Jan 2026

228-

#225 Words at the Threshold: What We Say as We're Nearing Death – Diane Hullet, Doula, Educator and Founder of Best Life Best Death

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24 Dec 2025

227-

#224 Gaps in Care! What are they? — Dr Bob Uslander of Empowered Endings and True Palliative Care

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17 Dec 2025

226-

#223 Navigating a Smooth Transition from Hospital to Home Care – Dr Bob Uslander of Empowered Endings

Listened

10 Dec 2025

225-

#222 Creativity, Crafting, Loss and Grief — Lauren Carroll, Co-Founder of La Mort and Deathwives

Listened

04 Dec 2025

224-

#221 An Invitation to Slow Down – Rhea Mader, Thanatologist, End of Life Practitioner, Meditation and Yoga Nidra guide

Listened

26 Nov 2025

223-

#220 What is the Purpose of Death? Part 2 – David Maginley Psychospiritual Specialist, Author

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19 Nov 2025

222-

#219 What is the Purpose of Death? Part 1 – David Maginley, Psychospiritual Specialist, Author

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12 Nov 2025

221-

#218 Dementia: Dispelling Myths and Gaining Information – Jessica Empeño, National Director of Clinical Engagement and Education for Compassion and Choices

Listened

06 Nov 2025

220-

#217 Ghost Stories and Signs from the Other Side: Are You a Believer? – Orion Couling, Tour Guide, Storyteller, Magic-Maker

Listened

29 Oct 2025

219-

#216 “Always Offer, Never Force” - Food and Healing at the End of Life – Barbara Karnes, RN, Hospice Nurse, Author, Long-time End-of-Life Educator

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22 Oct 2025

218-

#215 Denial, Meaning, and Holding on at the End of Life – Barbara Karnes, RN, Hospice Nurse, Author, Long-time End-of-Life Educator

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15 Oct 2025

217-

#214 Being Mortal – Diane Hullet, Doula, Educator and Founder of Best Life Best Death

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08 Oct 2025

216-

#213 Companioning Your Person on the End-of-Life Journey – Tracy Chalmers, Doula, Author, Educator

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02 Oct 2025

215-

#212 “If Nothing Else” – Little Ideas You Can Do Today – Jennifer Tadjedin and Karen Callahan, Death Doulas and Educators with The Heartwood Collective

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24 Sep 2025

214-

#211 The Dementia Deck: A Conversation Starter for Better Living – Lisa Pahl of The Death Deck and Jessica Empeño of Compassion and Choices

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17 Sep 2025

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#210 What’s Possible? Make a Film, Throw a Living Funeral, Have a Green Burial – with Barry Koch and Jason Zamer, Filmmakers and Cofounders of TGBeyond

Listened

11 Sep 2025

212-

#209 Ruminations on Mortality – Maria Popova, Writer, Curator and Creator of The Marginalian

Listened

03 Sep 2025

211-

#208 Lessons the Dying Teach Us about Living – Diane Button, Doula, Author, Instructor at the⁠ UVM End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program⁠

Listened

27 Aug 2025

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#207 Love, Loss, and the Life of Lueza – Jody Gelb, Mother, Actor, Author of She May Be Lying Down, But She May Be Very Happy.

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20 Aug 2025

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#206 Choices Aligned with Values: Deciding about Euthanizing a Pet – Dr Sarah Kerr, Founder of the Centre for Sacred Deathcare

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13 Aug 2025

208-

#205 When Community Comes Alive Through Death – Scott Kirschenbaum, Director of The Last Ecstatic Days

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06 Aug 2025

207-

#204 What is a Death Café? – ⁠Karen Keeran⁠, Coach, Doula and Facilitator

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30 Jul 2025

Best Life Best Death

Episodes

#253 The Guy with Stage 4 Breast Cancer — Jake Messier

#252 Tips from Dead People, Part 2 – Mary McGreevy

#251 Tips from Dead People, Part 1 – Mary McGreevy

#250 Too Poor to Die – Amy Shea, PhD

#249 An Apprenticeship with Sorrow – Diane Hullet reads Francis Weller

#248 A Day in the Life of a Death Doula – Vanessa Johnston, End-of-Life Doula

#247 Mortality Movies to See Before You Die – Gail Rubin, Author, Educator, and “The Doyenne of Death”

#246 Living with Grief and Sharing It All – Mark Burkholder, Writer and Content Creator

#245 Meaningful Endings – Jane K. Callahan, Author, End of Life Doula

#244 Funerals, Bodies, Preplanning, Oh My! – Bob Arrington, Spokesperson for the National Funeral Directors Association

#243 From the Archives: As Good as Hospice Can Be – There Are Gaps (Originally aired Oct 2023) – Susan Elliott, End of Life Coach and Doula

#242 Medical Aid in Dying, Part 2, What You Need to Know! – Dr Barbara Morris, Geriatrician and President of End of Life Options Colorado

#241 Medical Aid in Dying, Part 1, Myth Busting! – Dr Barbara Morris, Geriatrician and President of End of Life Options Colorado

#240 8 Conversations That Can Change Your Life, Part 2 – Janet Booth, MA, RN and Trish Rux, RN

#239 8 Conversations That Can Change Your Life, Part 1 – Janet Booth, MA, RN and Trish Rux, RN

#238 From the Archives: What Does Active Dying Look Like?(Originally aired April 2023) – Julie McFadden, aka Hospice Nurse Julie

#237 Dementia and Caregiving – Beverly Thorn, Professor Emerita, End-of-Life Doula and Author

#236 Aging Is Not a Straight Line Process – Jacob Kendall, PhD, Creator of 4D™ Aging

#235 Feeling Grief, Part 2 – Krista St-Germain, Grief Expert, Widow, and Host of The Widowed Mom Podcast

#234 Feeling Grief, Part 1 – Krista St-Germain, Grief Expert, Widow, and Host of The Widowed Mom Podcast

#233 Caregiving: The Most Stressful Role We Overlook – Rosanne Corcoran, Host of Daughterhood the Podcast

#232 Funeral Photography: What It Is and Why It Matters – Nell Arbuto, Founder of Minnesota Funeral Photography

#231 Medical Aid in Dying: A Daughter’s Perspective – Michelle Lapierre, MAiD Advocate

#230 After Traumatic Loss: Writing, Dreams, and Continuing Bonds – Samantha Rose, Author of Giving Up the Ghost

#229 What Do We Need to Do After Someone Dies? – Marni Blank, Founder of Begin with the End, End-of-Life Planner and Death Doula

#228 How to Make Your Death Kinder to Those You Love – Marni Blank, Founder of Begin with the End, End-of-Life Planner and Death Doula

#227 What Are the Components of Aging Well? – Dr. Charlotte Grinberg, Founder of To Life Primary Care and Longevity

#226 Aging Well: Staying Curious, Flexible and Joy-Full – Mary Schinhofen, Writer and Nonagenarian

#225 Words at the Threshold: What We Say as We're Nearing Death – Diane Hullet, Doula, Educator and Founder of Best Life Best Death

#224 Gaps in Care! What are they? — Dr Bob Uslander of Empowered Endings and True Palliative Care

#223 Navigating a Smooth Transition from Hospital to Home Care – Dr Bob Uslander of Empowered Endings

#222 Creativity, Crafting, Loss and Grief — Lauren Carroll, Co-Founder of La Mort and Deathwives

#221 An Invitation to Slow Down – Rhea Mader, Thanatologist, End of Life Practitioner, Meditation and Yoga Nidra guide

#220 What is the Purpose of Death? Part 2 – David Maginley Psychospiritual Specialist, Author

#219 What is the Purpose of Death? Part 1 – David Maginley, Psychospiritual Specialist, Author

#218 Dementia: Dispelling Myths and Gaining Information – Jessica Empeño, National Director of Clinical Engagement and Education for Compassion and Choices

#217 Ghost Stories and Signs from the Other Side: Are You a Believer? – Orion Couling, Tour Guide, Storyteller, Magic-Maker

#216 “Always Offer, Never Force” - Food and Healing at the End of Life – Barbara Karnes, RN, Hospice Nurse, Author, Long-time End-of-Life Educator

#215 Denial, Meaning, and Holding on at the End of Life – Barbara Karnes, RN, Hospice Nurse, Author, Long-time End-of-Life Educator

#214 Being Mortal – Diane Hullet, Doula, Educator and Founder of Best Life Best Death

#213 Companioning Your Person on the End-of-Life Journey – Tracy Chalmers, Doula, Author, Educator

#212 “If Nothing Else” – Little Ideas You Can Do Today – Jennifer Tadjedin and Karen Callahan, Death Doulas and Educators with The Heartwood Collective

#211 The Dementia Deck: A Conversation Starter for Better Living – Lisa Pahl of The Death Deck and Jessica Empeño of Compassion and Choices

#210 What’s Possible? Make a Film, Throw a Living Funeral, Have a Green Burial – with Barry Koch and Jason Zamer, Filmmakers and Cofounders of TGBeyond

#209 Ruminations on Mortality – Maria Popova, Writer, Curator and Creator of The Marginalian

#208 Lessons the Dying Teach Us about Living – Diane Button, Doula, Author, Instructor at the⁠ UVM End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program⁠

#207 Love, Loss, and the Life of Lueza – Jody Gelb, Mother, Actor, Author of She May Be Lying Down, But She May Be Very Happy.

#206 Choices Aligned with Values: Deciding about Euthanizing a Pet – Dr Sarah Kerr, Founder of the Centre for Sacred Deathcare

#205 When Community Comes Alive Through Death – Scott Kirschenbaum, Director of The Last Ecstatic Days

#204 What is a Death Café? – ⁠Karen Keeran⁠, Coach, Doula and Facilitator

#218 Dementia: Dispelling Myths and Gaining Information – Jessica Empeño, National Director of Clinical Engagement and Education for Compassion and Choices