Farewelling: The Podcast
1) Minisode: Bucket List Basics for Busy People
In an extra intro to this mini-sode, Karen gets personal about a shocking, awful event that happened since the original recording date last summer. The mini-sode itself is light hearted and features ...Show More
2) Minisode: When a Child Dies - Coping and Community
How can we confront the loss of a child? As parents, it’s hard to contemplate how we’d ever move forward. As siblings, this type of loss can shake us to our core. In this mini-sode, Karen and Liz spea...Show More
3) The Two Trishes: Best Friends on Loss and Living to the Fullest
Today’s episode is all about women! Karen welcomes Farewelling Funeral Guru Elizabeth Karansky, along with Liz’s mom Trish, and her best friend, whose name delightfully also happens to be Trish. While...Show More
4) Minisode: Final Fashion - You're Dead. What Are You Wearing?
Karen and Farewelling Funeral Guru Elizabeth Karansky tackle a topic they both think should get more attention: What to Wear...for Forever. At first glance it may seem a frivolous subject, but choosin...Show More
5) Legacy and Life After Life: Writer and Educator Erica Cantley
Karen meets up with her friend, writer, educator and fellow NYC foodie, Erica Cantley. Over rosé from the south of France and potato chips, they chat about Erica’s unique perspective on celebrating li...Show More
6) Minisode: Real Talk and Taking Control with Author Sallie Tisdale
In Part 2 of this fascinating conversation, Karen Bussen welcomes award-winning author Sallie Tisdale to talk about a topic that is coming to the forefront: taking control of end of life planning. A c...Show More
7) Redesigning Death: Dr. BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger
What if we stopped looking at death as a “failure” and embraced it as a holistic part of our human journey? What would we ask for? How would we change our conversations with family and loved ones? Kar...Show More
8) Minisode: Farewelling Fête - Brunch Edition!
In this sunny Sunday-morning minisode, Farewelling co-founders Karen Bussen and Elizabeth Karansky take part in the inaugural “Farewelling Fête” where a dozen brilliant women gather to celebrate livin...Show More
9) Joe Fusaro Is Loving Every Moment!
Just a quick note on today’s show, as the conversation does involve a discussion about a suicide attempt. You may want to take that into account when deciding whether to listen. Most of the episode is...Show More
10) Minisode: Pet Farewelling 101 - When A Beloved Pet Dies
For all those pet lovers out there (including us), this is a difficult topic. How can we ever live without our best friends? We talk to Farewelling Funeral Guru Elizabeth Karansky and Liz’s good frien...Show More