Death With Dignity Podcast

Apr 18 2024 23 ep. 73 mins 8
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The Death With Dignity Podcast is the story of a 33 year old male with terminal cancer. Join us as we navigate and explore the End of Life Option Act, signed into California law on June 9th, 2016. We will examine the physical, social-emotional, and spiritual elements correlated to the Death With Dignity process; including guests of various backgrounds from the medical, theological, and political realms. Learn more about the podcast & follow our story - www.deathwithdignitypodcast.com https://twitter.com/DWDPodcast2021

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Episode 23 with Serene Meshel-Dillman

Apr 18 2024 82 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!We are back with an unreleased gem from the podcast archives. Join us as Serene Meshel-Dillman, director of the upcoming docu-series "Take Me Out Feet First" about Medical Aid in Dying, discusses the project. Andrew is featured in one of the episodes in the docu-series! "Take Me Out Feet First" will so

Episode 22 with Suzy and Steve Flack

Nov 02 2023 70 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Andrew's parents join the Death with Dignity Podcast. Steve and Suzy Flack open a window into what it was like the day Andrew ingested the medical aid in dying medication, what the last 8 months have been like, the California/Chicago memorials, and speak openly and honestly about what it is like to be

Episode 21 - The Final Transmission

Nov 22 2022 73 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Andrew’s final transmission. It consists of three separate recordings he recorded on three different days. Andrew is joined by Suzy and Hasban to talk about his condition, how he's thinking about end-of-life options, psychedelics, life lessons, and friends/family. He also answers some questions from

Episode 20 with Ginger Fairchild

Nov 22 2022 118 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Show notes:Recorded on Aug, 17 2022.This is one of the two episodes that were released after Andrew’s passing. We originally planned on releasing this episode before his passing and the final transmission (episode 21) after his passing. But, things didn’t work out that way. It didn’t feel right t

Episode 19 with Joanne Tubbs Kelly

Sep 01 2022 67 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Author Joanne Tubbs Kelly joins us to discuss her book titled, “Walking Him Home: Helping My Husband Die with Dignity” (Amazon Link).Joanne sits down with us to discuss her book and shares her experiences supporting her late husband as they navigate life with a terminal illness. She discusses the w

Episode 18 with Hospice Nurse Penny

Aug 19 2022 57 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Nurse Penny has been comforting and supporting people during their end-of-life experiences for many years. She also has a substantial social media following on TikTok and Instagram. Nurse Penny uses social media to educate people about Hospice Services, Advanced Directives and wills, and death anxiety

Episode 17 with Rev. Kathleen Hatlevig & Allison Kestenbaum

Jun 03 2022 82 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Spiritual care is an integral component of the healing process, and in this episode, Allison Kestenbaum and Rev. Katie Whipple-Hatelvig join us from the UCSD Chaplain and Spiritual Care Services. These two individuals provide compassion and spiritual support to both patients and families, offering a va

Episode 16 with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani

May 20 2022 100 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!TW // Eating DisordersDr. Jennifer Gaudiani is an internist, who specializes in eating disorders. She is from Northern California, but moved to Boston for School. Once she finished her schooling, she moved to Colorado. Dr. Gaudiani now runs the nations top medical stabilization program for adults with

Episode 15 with Death Doula Meagan Williams

Apr 29 2022 81 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Meagan Williams resides in Oregon and has a deep history of supporting others and empowering her community. A retired transition teacher, Meagan now works with Compassion and Choices, an advocacy organization working towards the goal of giving people the option of Medical Aid in Dying. Meagan also serv

Episode 14 with Dr. Chandana Banerjee

Apr 14 2022 60 mins  
Send us a Text - Leave an email in your message if you want to hear back from us!Dr. Chandana Banerjee is a medical doctor who works at City of Hope, located in Los Angeles, California. She has expertise in pediatrics, palliative care, end of life care, and hospice care. Describing End of Life care as an “Art”, Dr. Banerjee also developed the End of Life Symposium in 2019, an a