
Episode 113: Suicide
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12/19/19 • 18 min
In this episode we discuss:
- Does everyone have suicidal ideation?
- How do you know whether you're having a fleeting thought of suicide or it's something more
- How to be a supportive family member, friend, partner to a person who is suffering suicidal ideation
- What can you do if you're a family member, friend, partner and you're concerned for a person suffering from suicidal ideation
- When is hospitalization recommended?
- Should you try to place an involuntary hold on a person who is suffering?
- And more...
In this episode we discuss:
- Does everyone have suicidal ideation?
- How do you know whether you're having a fleeting thought of suicide or it's something more
- How to be a supportive family member, friend, partner to a person who is suffering suicidal ideation
- What can you do if you're a family member, friend, partner and you're concerned for a person suffering from suicidal ideation
- When is hospitalization recommended?
- Should you try to place an involuntary hold on a person who is suffering?
- And more...
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Episode 112: Death Doula
In this episode, we discuss:
- What does a Death Doula Do?
- What kinds of things can you ask a Death Doula for?
- How Death Doulas can help facilitate better communication around death
- What Death Doulas DON'T DO
- When you should engage a Death Doula
- How can you become a Death Doula
- And much more....
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Episode 114: Laurie Kilmartin
Laurie Kilmartin joins me to discuss her experiences with hospice and the death of her father.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why she decided to write jokes about her dead dad
- How her family reacted to her making jokes about the aburdity of death
- What you should make sure you do with your relatives while they're still alive
- What to do when you're drowning in a dead person's stuff
- What it's like watching the Oscars with your dead dad
- And more...
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