Everyone Dies

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Dr. Marianne Matzo is the host of Everyone Dies
Everyone Dies is a nonprofit that strives to: Educate the public about the processes associated with dying and death including the full range of choices available.
Empower the public regarding options and evidence-based information to help them guide their care and effectively communicate with their health care practitioners and family.
Normalize dying and reinforce that even though everyone dies, first we live and that every day we are alive is a gift.

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Death Doula

Jun 16 2021 25 mins

Linda Barnard talks with us about her journey to becoming an End-of-Life doula. She started her business Heading Home OC after noticing a need for helpers that specialized in death preparation. Not all the people that death doulas help are terminally ill; some want help to prepare for their death to relieve stress for their survivors. Join us for our talk with this truly inspiratio

Emerging from COVID

Jun 09 2021 39 mins

This week Everyone Dies team member, Victoria Lynn Bentley talks with us about emerging from COVID quarantine and reclaiming our lives. Victoria is a licensed professional counselor and discusses reopening ourselves to vulnerability, the value of mindfulness and the use of Telehealth to have someone to talk to about our fears and anxiety.For more information on this interview and c

Visit from our loved ones after death

Jun 04 2021 39 mins

Everyone Dies had the pleasure of talking with Bill Guggenheim about after-death communications (ADC) which are contacts from someone who has died directly to us by the dead without a medium. We can’t make it happen, we do not control it…it either occurs or it doesn’t. One of the first books that took a data gathering approach to these communications was published in 1995 by

Why Do People Die

May 26 2021 34 mins

Children have questions about everything. This week Dr. Marianne Matzo is talking with William the Fifth and his mother Lorilei about why people die, how people die (William talks a bit about bayonets and the American Revolution), and what happens after death. William is fascinated with zombies and Michael Jacksons’ “Thriller” video, so, our interview includes the evolution o

Dementia Management Alternatives

May 19 2021 34 mins

Caring for a loved one with dementia is extremely hard work. We were pleased to talk with Ellie about alternatives to medications in the management of dementia symptoms. Ellie is a registered nurse and herbalist who worked for 20 years as a hospice nurse. In the 1990s, she worked with many patients as an herbalist, helping them to discover ways to find comfort. Though she could not

Dr. Ken Doka and Grieving

May 12 2021 53 mins

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ken Doka to our show this week. Join us as we talk about what it takes to heal and go on after a loss. Dr. Doka is an expert on grief work, and we are so pleased to offer his wisdom to you on our show. Dr. Doka has keynoted conferences throughout North America as well as Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. He participates in the annual Hospice Fo

Dating after the death of your Partner

May 05 2021 44 mins

We have met Michael in previous interviews when he talked about caring for his wife with Huntington’s. Janet, his wife, died 1/10/21 and on Easter Sunday Michael became engaged. In this podcast, we talk about dating after Janet’s death and how Michael sees love and life for his future.For information and contact: https://bit.ly/3umVQFhBecome a supporter of this podcast: https:/

Who Takes Care of Nurses

Apr 28 2021 43 mins

Our show this week is pleased to share with you an interview with Jane Nelson, CEO of the Oklahoma Nurses Association since 2002. We talk about the challenges of providing support and work/life balance in nursing. 91% of nurses are women; in other professions, large numbers of women left their jobs during the pandemic to care for and home-school their children. Nurses, because of t

Mike Ward's Song about his Father

Apr 21 2021 25 mins

Mike Ward is a Detroit-based singer and songwriter who writes about coming to terms with aging, loss, and death. His most recent album, The Darkness, and the Light was released on 1/26/21. This week Mike and I talked about a song he wrote for his father called Wrestling with Ghosts. His father was relatively healthy until his death at age 95, but not without much loss and grief.For

Parkinson Disease

Apr 14 2021 31 mins

This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Eli Pollard, the Executive Director at the World Parkinson Coalition. The Coalition convenes a World Parkinson’s Congress every three years to bring together patients, care partners, researchers, and health care practitioners to further the conversation regarding solving the puzzle of this disease. Eli brings her passion for her work