In this National Hospice Month episode, the Second Season's first episode, host Patricia M Sears of Graceful Transitions speaks with Lori Rizzo, a certified end-of-life doula and dementia practitioner from Compassionate Crossings, about the urgent need to reduce stigma around dementia and transform how we support families navigating this journey. With nearly 7 million Americans living with dementia and 12 million providing unpaid care—often quietly and exhausted—Lori shares practical gu...
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In this National Hospice Month episode, the Second Season's first episode, host Patricia M Sears of Graceful Transitions speaks with Lori Rizzo, a certified end-of-life doula and dementia practitioner from Compassionate Crossings, about the urgent need to reduce stigma around dementia and transform how we support families navigating this journey. With nearly 7 million Americans living with dementia and 12 million providing unpaid care—often quietly and exhausted—Lori shares practical gu...
Presence, Choice, and Love: The Key Ingredients for a Good Death with Francesca Arnoldy
In Conversation with an End-of-Life Specialist
1 hour 7 minutes
3 weeks ago
Presence, Choice, and Love: The Key Ingredients for a Good Death with Francesca Arnoldy
What if just starting the conversation—the one you've been avoiding—brought you relief instead of dread? Francesca Lynn Arnoldy, death literacy advocate and author of 'The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared,' believes that transforming our relationship with death begins with a single step. In this conversation, we explore: What 'death literacy' actually means and why it mattersThe surprising pleasure of starting difficult conversationsWhat makes a 'good death' (hint: prese...
In Conversation with an End-of-Life Specialist
In this National Hospice Month episode, the Second Season's first episode, host Patricia M Sears of Graceful Transitions speaks with Lori Rizzo, a certified end-of-life doula and dementia practitioner from Compassionate Crossings, about the urgent need to reduce stigma around dementia and transform how we support families navigating this journey. With nearly 7 million Americans living with dementia and 12 million providing unpaid care—often quietly and exhausted—Lori shares practical gu...
