💬 “Death is not a dirty word. You can say it. You can say he's dying. You can say they've died.” -Julie McFadden

⚡️ 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 “Nothing to Fear”.

⚡️ 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.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡︎ What happens to the body in the lead up to death

➡︎ Why death isn’t the worst outcome - suffering is

➡ Why most people are wrong about hospice care

➡︎ The strange deathbed phenomena Julie sees more commonly than you’d think

➡︎ How to learn from people’s most common deathbed regrets

📕 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

📱 Connect with me:

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

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

📱 Connect with Julie:

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

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

📕 Find Julie’s new book ‘Nothing to Fear’ here: https://amzn.eu/d/fSZVYAZ

🔥 For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook

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