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The 3 Biggest Deathbed Regrets (And How To Avoid Them) - Hospice Nurse Julie

Sep 13, 2024
50:45

šŸ’¬ ā€œDeath is not a dirty word. You can say it. You can say he's dying. You can say they've died.ā€ -Julie McFadden 

āš”ļø Julie McFadden, known as Hospice Nurse Julie on social media, uses her firsthand knowledge and experience to alleviate the fear and stigma around death and dying. It’s the subject of her new book ā€œNothing to Fearā€.

āš”ļø In this episode, Julie and I explore why we should be talking about death more, so we can stop fearing it and start living our lives more fully.

šŸŽ§ Stay tuned to find out:

āž”ļøŽ What happens to the body in the lead up to death

āž”ļøŽ Why death isn’t the worst outcome - suffering is

āž” Why most people are wrong about hospice care

āž”ļøŽ The strange deathbed phenomena Julie sees more commonly than you’d think

āž”ļøŽ How to learn from people’s most common deathbed regrets

šŸ“• Chapters

(1:03) Why we fear death

(4:23) Why we need to talk about death

(6:55) Cultural and religious traditions

(9:39) The science of dying

(14:36) Misconceptions about palliative care

(16:58) Death is not the worst outcome

(21:44) Death is not a dirty word

(26:49) Strange deathbed phenomena

(30:06) How to have a good death

(33:19) Worst diseases to die from

(37:55) Preparing for death

(40:57) Deathbed regrets

(44:14) Faith and religion

(45:42) One thing everyone should know about death

šŸ“± Connect with me:

TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan

Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr

šŸ“± Connect with Julie:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hospicenursejulie/ 

Website: https://www.hospicenursejulie.com/ 

šŸ“• Find Julie’s new book ā€˜Nothing to Fear’ here: https://amzn.eu/d/fSZVYAZ

šŸ”„ For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book ā€œThis Book May Save Your Lifeā€: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook 

šŸŽ™ļø An OG Podcasts production.

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