Best Charlie Navarrette Podcasts (2025)

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S5E46: "Why Do I Have Cancer?" Kismet, Chastisement or Coincidence? 31:16

1d ago31:16

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Send us a text Is the reason I got cancer because of fate, punishment...or is it just part of the human experience? Show Notes How people receive a cancer diagnosis is variable. Their reactions can range from anxiety, fear, and depression to feelings of guilt. They may feel cancer is a punishment for past actions or failure to practice a healthy li…

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Why Does Cancer Exist? Empower Yourself With Understanding 32:47

8d ago32:47

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Send us a text Did you or someone you love ever ask: What exactly is cancer? Why did I get cancer? Did I do something to cause it, or was it just bad luck? Noble laureate Dr. Harold Varmus says, "The prevention of cancer requires us to look not just at genetic predisposition but at how our lifestyle choices and environmental exposures interact with…

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Staying Safe in the Winter Wonderland 40:59

15d ago40:59

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Send us a text It’s that time of year, the weather is cold and major snowstorms are occurring, and while beautiful to watch, they can turn deadly. Driving becomes hazardous. Frostbite is a very real risk. Skiing and snowboarding accidents can ruin a family vacation, and worse, cause a fatality. But our primary discussion this week is about the dang…

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Sundowning: Understand The Causes, and Tips to Make it Better 17:31

23d ago17:31

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Send us a text What causes sundowning, and is there anything you can do to decrease the effect? Listen and get show notes: https://bit.ly/3CbLHET Sundowning is a behavior change in people who become agitated, uncooperative, hallucinate, pace, or have increased confusion as the sun goes down. It has been found that these behaviors do not only occur …

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Driving With Dementia - Is it Safe? Learn How to Tell 27:23

30d ago27:23

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Send us a text Can someone with dementia still drive, and what are signs that it is dangerous to yourself and others to continue? Learn what to watch for and other resources HERE. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Stop Driving? This week we discuss safe driving - how to know when it is time to give up your car keys, especially after a diagnosis of …

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How Do You Mend a Broken Heart? Learn About Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 27:16

1M ago27:16

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Send us a text Can a broken heart be mended? Perhaps if we are talking about takotsubo cardiomyopathy - also called broken heart syndrome - which is stress-induced damage to the heart muscle. Ninety percent of the people with this heart syndrome are post-menopausal women whose symptoms occur after severe emotional or physical stress. Learn about it…

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"His Widowed Bride" - Exploring Widowhood and Resiliency with Lori Tucker-Sullivan 55:15

1M ago55:15

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Send us a text Recovery from the death of a spouse is a lifelong healing process. Each year brings a measure of healing as we move toward being able to reclaim life’s joy. Lori Tucker-Sullivan has been widowed for 14 years and shares her journey as she authored her book, I Can’t Remember If I Cried: Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy. https://bi…

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Advance Directives - A Guide to Documenting Your Healthcare Wishes 52:53

2M ago52:53

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Send us a text If you are incapable of making medical decisions, who would you want to speak for you? How do you let them know what is important to you in your care? We discuss the importance of preparation at any age, how to do it, and what resources are available to help. Show notes: https://bit.ly/4iSwqci In this episode we delve deep into Advan…

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How to Boost Sleep for Mental and Physical Wellbeing 34:55

2M ago34:55

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Send us a text The expectations we put upon ourselves for a "perfect" holiday can wreak havoc on our stress levels, mood, and relationships. One of the things we can do to take care of ourselves is to get enough rest. Learn 5 tips to help you wind down and improve your sleep. https://bit.ly/3DB4nhj We also rebroadcast Season 1 Episode 40, where we …

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Memory and Alzheimer's Disease 55:58

2M ago55:58

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Send us a text Can multivitamin supplements help prevent memory loss and mental decline in older adults? We share research that shows encouraging results, and why you should start taking a supplement now. Learn also all about Alzheimer's disease symptoms, causes, treatments and self-care in our S1E48 rebroadcast. More than 6 million people currentl…

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Making the Decision to Euthanize a Pet 51:03

2M ago51:03

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Send us a text When is it time to say goodbye to a pet at end of life? We talk about this agonizing decision in this episode, and give you a quality of life assessment tool in our show notes to help with your decision. Listen to this and more as we also rebroadcast S1E27 about the death of a pet. https://bit.ly/3BhednU In this Episode: 00:00 - How …

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Growth and Remembrance: What to Expect Your Third Year of Grief 57:16

3M ago57:16

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Send us a text Does grief get smaller over time, or do we instead we grow larger around it? Two years after trauma of the death we typically move into a period of healing and self-correction. The third year after a death is a time of re-calibrating and rebuilding your body, heart, and brain. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ZshOc5 We previously presente…

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How to Avoid Falls, the Leading Cause of Death for Older Adults 44:12

3M ago44:12

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Send us a text Falling is more than a bruise to our dignity; it can lead to disability, bone breaks, brain bleeds, loss of independence, and premature deaths. Learn the risks and how to avoid them. https://bit.ly/4eGaYnO In this Episode: 01:51 - "The Apprentice" 04:15 - Recipe of the Week: Brownie Cookies 06:55 - The Importance of a Will 15:50 - Ho…

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Dying in Good Health: Can We Have a Healthy Aging Process? 25:54

3M ago25:54

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Send us a text Can making good choices extend our healthy life and shorten the dying process at the end? https://bit.ly/4hReUVp In this Episode: 01:46 - Ready for the Holidays? 06:47 - Lore Segal, Émigré Life Novelist, Dies at 96 12:25 - Recipe of the Week: Texas Twinkies 14:00 - Making the Most of Life in Old Age 24:19 - Outro Is it a requirement …

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USA's Falling Life Expectancy, and Deaths of Despair 29:29

3M ago29:29

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Send us a text How does the USA have a declining life expectancy while other developed countries are rising? Researchers feel it is from deaths of despair. Learn what the factors are and how we can help reverse the trend for ourselves and our communities. Show Notes and Resources: https://bit.ly/3Cm4SLI Americans Die Prematurely More than Twice as …

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Dementia Care - Is there a Better Method Than Redirection and Distraction? With Rachael Wonderlin 38:41

4M ago38:41

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Send us a text Can you work with the reality someone with dementia is experiencing? Our Guest Rachael Wonderlin joins us to explain how the method she teaches can save distress and how we need to reframe dementia care to understand time from their eyes. Charlie also delivers a very informative segment on how to avoid scammers. In this Episode: 02:3…

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Can Immunizations Increase Your Lifespan? Learn what historical records show us 36:59

4M ago36:59

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Send us a text Is it possible to see how many lives vaccines have saved? We take a look at global and US trends, and also talk about the history of a deadly killer…tuberculosis. Find out what 2024 recommendations are so you can be up to date. Show notes with graphs: https://bit.ly/40ftEHd We continue our series about deaths you don’t have to die fr…

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Legacy - Who Tells Our Story After We Die? 37:38

4M ago37:38

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Send us a text This week’s show is about legacy, the way in which we are remembered after our deaths. Legacy goes beyond possessions to include the impact we leave on people, communities, and the world. After we die, what is communicated about our legacy is left up to other people. We can only hope that they will be kind. https://bit.ly/3BRyobY In …

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Learn How Graduating High School May Extend Your Life; Examining the Link Between Education and Mortality 28:08

4M ago28:08

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Send us a text Did you know that people with higher education tend to live longer than those with less education? The death gap related to education is not necessarily between college grads and non-grads, but primarily between high school dropouts and graduates. We show you research that education may truly help us stay on the slow road to death. S…

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Preventable Death - Learn the Factors to Better Your Odds 34:19

4M ago34:19

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Send us a text You may not be able to cheat death, but can you delay it? We know that everyone dies but the timing may be modified by our lifestyle choices. Learn what the research says can prevent premature death. https://bit.ly/4eNBj3C Premature death is defined as a death that occurs before the average age of death in a particular population. It…

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Food as Medicine: How to Improve Health through the Right Diet 41:18

5M ago41:18

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Send us a text Eating the right food can prevent disease or slow down the effects of a disease we already have. Learn how to read labels and shop wisely for whole foods. Show notes and resources: https://bit.ly/3N2HpkP What does research have to say about processed vs whole foods, and how do you make the best choices? Diet may be destiny when it co…

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The Important Role of the Microbiome to Your Health and Immune Function 38:16

5M ago38:16

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Send us a text Does the gut microbiome affect immunity and other aspects of health? You'll be surprised how vital our tiny allies are, and how our diet affects their function! Show Notes and Links: https://bit.ly/3BaeuIW Gut Microbes produce numerous neurotransmitters vital to mental health, synthesize several vitamins, help the body absorb nutrien…

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What is the Gut Microbiome, and Why Is it Important? 47:35

5M ago47:35

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Send us a text All this talk about microbiome, gut flora, prebiotics, probiotics...what does it all mean, and how important is it to our health? Learn all this and ways to foster that perfect balance. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/47oumUj In this Episode: 03:33 - Ways to Die in the Future - A Near Earth Asteroid 08:03 - Recipe of the Week: Hummus 09:5…

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Slow Ride...Taking the Longer Road to Death 46:57

5M ago46:57

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Send us a text Learn about the personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence your health, and steps you can take now to increase your longevity and quality of life. Listen, Show Notes and Resources: https://bit.ly/3ThbmRy In this Episode: 03:22 - Ways to Die in the Future: Extended Old Age 06:22 - Recipe of the Week: Road-Tri…

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You Can't Take it With You: Understanding Money and Death 21:13

6M ago21:13

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Send us a text How is debt and credit handled when someone dies? This issue affects surviving family members, creditors, and the legal system, making financial planning an essential aspect of estate planning. Understanding how debts are managed, and the legal steps involved in handling credit posthumously can provide valuable insights into estate p…

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What You Need to Know to Prepare for Your Digital Afterlife 30:34

6M ago30:34

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Send us a text Your digital footprints linger well after death. What are the considerations for these perpetual assets to protect them from misuse? Learn in this episode. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/46XQfto In This Episode: 03:00 – Take a Chill Out of Summer with a Boston Cooler 08:03 – Our Digital Afterlife – Preparing Your Digital Legacy 26:55 – 7…

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How Virtual Reality Can Take You "Over the Rainbow" 24:40

6M ago24:40

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Send us a text This week we explore Virtual Reality (VR) and how VR can be incorporated into palliative care with studies documenting people reporting effectiveness in pain and symptom management and its psychological impact. VR can provide people with meaningful and uplifting experiences, thereby enhancing their emotional well-being, improving emo…

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Grieving in the Digital World means Never Having to Say Goodbye...but is it Best? 38:29

6M ago38:29

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Send us a text Learn everything from a bot-related way to die in the future to thoughts around having a digital surrogate to a deceased loved one. In the book Love Story, love meant never having to say you’re sorry. Now, in the age of griefbots, death mean you never have to say goodbye. Griefbots are the creation of digital characters that imitate …

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How to be Prepared for the Digital Afterlife 48:38

7M ago48:38

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Send us a text Ever heard of cyberthanatology? Learn how technology has reshaped end of life planning and how to save your family from digital woes when you die. Our guest Niki Weiss returns to share her knowledge to get you started. What are Digital Afterlife Services? Digital technologies are reshaping the interactions between the living and the …

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Digital Assets after Death...What Happens to Your Phone? 40:49

7M ago40:49

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Send us a text Learn what you need to know to appoint access to a "digital heir" and things to think about to ensure your digital life is in good hands after you die. In this Episode: 04:46 - A Man Named Ove 07:29 - Recipe of the Week: Tornado Potatoes 08:22 - Digital Assets When We Die: Our Phones (Interview with Niki Weiss) 39:19 - Outro Support …

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Colon Cancer is Increasing in the Young: What you Need to Know 57:17

7M ago57:17

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Send us a text Colorectal cancer is usually considered a disease of older adults, but now nearly one-third of rectal cancer diagnosis are younger than age 55 with the biggest increase in diagnoses being seen in people ages 20-29. Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50, and it ranks second only to breast cancer…

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Gaslighting - What Does it Really Mean? All About Women and Gaslighting 37:59

7M ago37:59

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Send us a text "Gaslighting" has been ubiquitous in common language recently, but it is often misused from its original meaning. True gaslighting is a form of a emotional abuse...what do you within one of these relationships? Listen to learn about the origins and uses, how gaslighting is encountered in the medical community, red flags to identify g…

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Can You Hear Me Now? Examining the Relationship of Hearing Loss to Dementia 50:39

8M ago50:39

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Send us a text What is the relationship between hearing loss - the third leading cause of chronic disability in older adults - and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia? We dig into the research in this episode: https://bit.ly/4eUuQ7N Age-related hearing loss – which is the third leading cause of chronic disability in older adults – has been sh…

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How Will Leading Causes of Death Change in the Future? 38:30

8M ago38:30

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Send us a text Learn how future causes of death may be different for our children and grandchildren Death causes have changed drastically since the 1800’s; how will they change 50 to 100 years from now? Listen to learn the most likely causes of death in the future and why. In This Episode: In the first segment Charlie explores a new source of prote…

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How to Comfort Someone When They're Feeling Sad 25:39

8M ago25:39

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Send us a text Learn why it's important to just to "reach out and touch somebody's hand," and tips to make this world a better place, because you can! Meh is a Yiddish word that has been adopted into English that expresses apathy or indifference. In the first half Charlie shares a resource to take your own emotional temperature along with changes t…

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Why is Appropriate and Safe Pain Management Important? with Patrick Coyne 31:43

8M ago31:43

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Send us a text Learn how your healthcare team ensures your safety while helping you meet your treatment goals in our final interview with an international expert on pain management. This week is part three of our three-part interview series with Patrick Coyne, known worldwide for his expertise in pain management. The focus of this interview is the …

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How Being In Pain Hurts You More than You Think - with Patrick Coyne 32:55

8M ago32:55

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Send us a text If we delay effective pain management, does it do any harm? Learn the truth from our guest Patrick Coyne This week is part two of our three-part interview series with Patrick Coyne, known worldwide for his expertise in pain management. The focus of this interview is about the harmful effects of being in pain and also the unexpected b…

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What are the Barriers to Pain Management at the End of Life? with Patrick Coyne 32:22

9M ago32:22

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Send us a text World-renowned expert Patrick Coyne joins us for our three-part series on pain management Not being in pain is fundamental to having a good quality of life, and this is especially true at the end of life. Effective and compassionate management of pain may reduce complicated grief for loved ones witnessing the death. Successful pain m…

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Ovarian Cancer: Recognize the Signs and Learn What You Need to Know to Get a Faster Diagnosis 43:13

9M ago43:13

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Send us a text Ovarian Cancer is one of the most common gynecologic cancers, but 49% of women are diagnosed after it has already spread to distant sites. This is because many of the warning signs can be dismissed as a bowel disease or part of aging. Learn how to get a diagnosis sooner by recognizing symptoms and advocating for yourself when somethi…

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How to Discuss Hospice Care with a Hesitant Family Member 39:06

9M ago39:06

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Send us a text Compelling Reasons to Give Hospice a Try – and Why it’s Not “Giving Up” on Life When a family knows that a dying person needs hospice care but they are hesitant or resistant, it can be a challenging situation. This week we talk about the things to consider and discuss with the person facing the end of life. Remember that each family’…

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Mothers and Their Daughters, A Blessing and a Curse 37:17

9M ago37:17

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Send us a text Mother’s Day can trigger complex emotions no matter what kind of relationship existed. Today we talk about how the loss of a mother can affect us, and how we can grow through it. In This Episode: 02:58 – Recipe of the Week: Ex-Girlfriend’s Mom’s Salsa Fresca (Pico de Gallo) 03:56 – An Obituary to Remember: Lois Ann Harry 09:17 – The …

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Why is the Death of a Sibling Different than Other Relationship Deaths? 41:13

10M ago41:13

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Send us a text The death of your sibling may receive little social acknowledgement, but the can affect you in many ways. Learn why it can have a profound and unique impact. This podcast is dedicated to Russell, the baby brother of Robert. In this Episode: 00:00 – Intro and Dedication 04:33 – Recipe of the Week: Two Brothers’ Chocolate Gobs 07:20 – …

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Inflammation: What it is, How It Causes Disease, and How You Can Decrease It 49:53

10M ago49:53

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Send us a text Inflammation can be a killer – how do we combat it? Together, diseases related to chronic inflammation account for 50% of deaths worldwide. The relation among obesity, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome is an interrelated mesh that can lead to an early death if we do not learn how to manage chronic inflammation. In this Episode: 00…

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Grief Groceries - Care Packages for the Bereaved 34:39

10M ago34:39

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Send us a text Grief groceries are a meaningful and practical way to extend support to those navigating the challenging path of grief. The next time a loved one is going through a difficult time, skip the “let me know what I can do” offer and drop off grief groceries instead. Provide comfort and emotional support that is needed with a simple, yet m…

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Deaths by Firearm Violence: How Attention to Safety Can Make a Big Difference 27:47

10M ago27:47

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Send us a text In 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for American children and teens in the United States, overtaking motor vehicle accidents. Firearm violence - which includes accidental death related to firearms, suicide, mass shootings, and homicides - has become a health crisis. Many of these deaths are preventable with a few safe…

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How to Cope When a Complicated Parent Dies 45:51

11M ago45:51

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Send us a text Parental death in midlife may result in lingering feelings of loneliness, feeling alone on the earth for the first time in their lives. Their death can bring back memories of former losses, unresolved conflicts, and doubts about life’s purpose. Knowing that we are not alone as we struggle with this change in our life can help adjust …

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Are You Prepared to Die? Get Ideas for Your Advance Care Planning 45:04

11M ago45:04

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Send us a text When we plan for our inevitable death, we can make our end of life easier for our loved ones. Life is hard, loss is hard, grief is hard. A final gift we can offer those who love us is to have our paperwork in order so they do not have to expend their energy on these details. Learn what kinds of things you can put in your advance care…

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Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD) and Things You Need to Know at End of Life 39:53

11M ago39:53

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Send us a text Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) are a technology that many people have, especially if they survived cardiac arrest or have a heart condition that causes dangerous heart rhythms. ICDs are a great technology, but at some point a decision may need to be made about continued use or turning it off. This show will help you un…

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You Can't Appease an Aggressor; How to Handle Aggressive Situations 29:13

11M ago29:13

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Send us a text Learn Healthy Strategies to Deal with a Person with Anger Issues Are you overwhelmed by the political climate, difficult people in healthcare, or even the person riding your bumper on the roadway? We take a look at WWII to learn why you can’t appease an aggressor, but also explore techniques to better navigate situations with someone…

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How to Preserve a Life through Digital Memorials 53:23

11M ago53:23

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Send us a text Find connection and community through digital preservation and memorialization People are more frequently choosing cremation over burial and in doing so, raises the question of memorialization. Digital memorials are the current answer to how to keep our memory alive without a gravesite to visit. The available options seem only to be …

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