End-of-Life University Ep. 524 Meeting the Challenges of End-of-Life Care with Cathy Yuhas RN
Oct 20, 2025
57:59
Learn about a new book that addresses challenges faced by patients, providers, and caregivers at the end of life.
My guest Cathy Yuhas is an RN and certified end-of-life doula who founded Dying Matters, LLC to advocate for conscious, compassionate end-of-life care. She is also the author of a new book: Walking Each Other Home: Guiding Caregivers and Community Through the Sacred Passage of Death. Learn more at her website:
This episode includes:
- Cathy’s journey from being an RN to becoming an EOL doula
- What inspired Cathy to write Walking Each Other Home
- The importance of honest patient-provider communication when serious illness is diagnosed
- How our medical system currently fails patients and their families when the end of life is approaching
- The “caregiver starter kit” Cathy created and why it is essential to care for those who care for others
- Shifting healthcare from an outcome-driven approach to one guided by values instead
- The aging population and the growing shortage of end-of-life care options for seniors
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