Bringing Life To Hospice

Oct 02 2024 28 ep. 83 mins 5
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Hospice is about living. We're here to start a conversation without fear. Warming your heart, while opening your mind, we'll highlight the importance of planning for a peaceful end-of-life journey. Two Hospice of Southern Illinois' employees will co-host conversations from legacy to love to end-of-life care. With your comfort, education, and safety top of mind, Hospice of Southern Illinois is here to support you.

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Episode 28: Death is Not a Dirty Word Feat. Sara Chambers

Oct 02 2024 16 mins  
Today, we hear from Sara Chambers, Community Educator for Hospice of Northwest Ohio about breaking the societal barriers with death and dying.

Episode 27: End-of-Life Doula feat. Kim Burgess

Jul 10 2024 27 mins  
Today, we hear from Kim Burgess, the Founder of Comforting Transitions, as well as one of our very own Hospice of Southern Illinois Volunteers. She is an experienced adult-geriatric nurse practitioner who specializes as a senior care manager and end-of-life doula. During this episode, she explains what an end-of-life doula is and some stories she has during the end-of-life journey.

Episode 26: Benefits of being a Volunteer feat. Shelly Black

Mar 20 2024 9 mins  
Today, will hear from Shelly Black, Volunteer Services Manager here at Hospice of Southern Illinois about the benefits of being a volunteer. We would not be the company we are today without their generous hearts and commitment to our mission. In honor of Volunteer month in April, we wanted to celebrate early by telling you all more about becoming a volunteer.

Episode 25: Parkinson's Disease

Jan 02 2024 20 mins  
Today, we hear from Amanda Landsbaum on Parkinson Disease. Amanda is currenly the program director of the American Parkinson Disease Association and is passionate about providing high quality, accessible programming for people and their families living with Parkinson's Disease. Tune in to hear from Amanda and her knowledge on Parkinson's!

Pet Loss Grief feat. Sarah Hoggan

Nov 01 2023 28 mins  
Today, we hear from Dr. Sarah Hogann on pet loss grief. Dr. Hoggan is the medical director of the VCA CVS Murrieta facility in California. She has been in private practice with an emphasis in emergency medicine since veterinary school graduation. She explains how griving a pet is different than a human and her experience caring for animals as a veterinarian.

Episode 23: Growing Belleville Thru Community Chats x Amy Richter

Sep 05 2023 25 mins  
Growing Belleville Thru Community Chats sat down with our President and CEO, Amy Richter, to talk leadership, community, and all things hospice. To enjoy more episode of Growing Belleville Thru Community Chats, you can find them on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-belleville-thru-community-chats/id1579571466 Sp

Episode 22: One Last Dance feat. Amy Therrian

Jul 02 2023 9 mins  
Today, we hear from a caregiver who saw Hospice of Southern Illinois' care firsthand. Amy Therrian, Executive Director of Cedarhurst of Breese, has a unique perspective on hospice care. Amy knows hospice from all angles from seeing hospice providers through her position in long-term and nursing care, and also from being her dad's caregiver during his end-of-life journey. In this ep

Episode 21: The Skin You're In- Aging and Your Skin

May 01 2023 20 mins  
Let's shine a light on the largest organ- your skin, with special guest Amy Bruggeman! This episode discusses how to care for our skin as we age to avoid wounds and breakage at the end of life. Amy Bruggemann MSN APRN-BC, CWS received her Nurse Practitioner degree from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, with an undergrad from Barnes Jewish Hospital. Amy has worked in man

Episode 20: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hospice Care

Mar 07 2023 1531 mins  
In this episode, we share an encore of our January 2023 CE You Online Webinar: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hospice Care with Sherita Haigler SHERITA M. HAIGLER serves as the Vice President, Diversity, and Inclusion at a local non-profit and a consultant to those interested in building and advancing their DEI organizational efforts. Sherita’s primary responsibility is to

Ep 19: Grief, Children, & the Holidays

Dec 01 2022 21 mins  
Join us for a conversation with Becky Byrne of Annie's Hope (https://annieshope.org) on children, family grief, and how it affects the holidays. In this episode, we'll also explore how to handle holiday traditions, in the midst of grief. External Links Contact Annie's Hope: [email protected] National Alliance for Children's Grief: https://nacg.org/find-support