Julie and I were interviewed by the Death Matters show that broadcasts every Wednesday at Noon PST in Vancouver, BC, Canada on November 8, 2017. The station is 100.5 FM.
Thank you so much for allowing us to be guests!
Death, dying, end of life, palliative care, hospice…words most of the population does not want to hear! Death frightens people, but why? We are all going to die, but hopefully we have many more years left. Whether that is the case for everyone reading this or not, this needs to change. Death needs to become more open again! Individuals need to talk about it, plan for it, think about what they want at the end. Do you want a traditional funeral and burial? Do you want a green burial? Do you want a conservational burial? Have you written your advance care directive? Do you have a will? Do you want a celebration of life ceremony before you die?
Julie and I discuss our respective work, our book Journey’s End: Death, Dying, and End of Life-Xlibris; July 2017, our second book which we are hard at work on and aiming for a Fall 2018 publication, and share views about why this topic is so important to us.
*http://www.coopradio.org/content/death-matters-live-18
Julie Saeger Nierenberg is a freelance writer and editor, lifelong educator and artist, a proud parent and "grand-partner." Julie lives in Canada. Inspired by the experience of her father’s dying and death, Julie published a short memoir about her family’s grief and loss. Daddy, this is it. Being-with My Dying Dad launched a true journey of connection and transformation, as Julie reached out to share it with those who assist the dying and bereaved. Following that memoir's publication, Julie received numerous end-of-life perspectives from others, some of which are available in Journey's End: Death, Dying and the End of Life. Writing and publishing in this heart-led direction, Julie hopes to contribute to a cultural shift in how we prepare and support others in the final chapter of life. Julie also enjoys writing and editing legacy writing, fiction and nonfiction works; she feels privileged to help other writers succeed.