6 Months or Less Podcast
1) Episode 23: Life Is a Gift: Series Finale
When I set out to do this podcast, I wanted to find the answer to a question: What is it like to be facing the end? I wanted to hear the inspiring parts, the messy parts, and the mundane parts of livi...Show More
2) Episode 22: I'll Even Love You When You Turn to Dirt: Talking with My Son about Death
When I started this podcast, I soon realized that I was exploring death from three different vantage points: from the view of people with a terminal illness, from my own as a healthy person, and from ...Show More
3) Episode 21: You Haven't Failed: Dr. Annetta Mallon on the "Good Death"
What is a good death? And how can we talk about it in a way that honors a person’s values but doesn’t add pressure? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Annetta Mallon, an end-of-life consultant (or death...Show More
4) Episode 20: Open to More Awe: Suing the DEA for Access to Psilocybin
Imagine you’ve been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are consumed by feelings of hopelessness, fear, and depression. What if there was a treatment that could help? Research has shown that psilocy...Show More
5) Episode 19: Gratitude Is the Most Important Tool: Susan Lawrence
When 16-year-old Dylan Lawrence was diagnosed with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, the deadliest childhood brain tumor, he said, “I don’t want my life to be pointless.” I was planning on interview...Show More
6) Episode 18: We Have It Planned Out: Andrea "Mimi" Ankerholz
After being cancer free for several years, Andrea “Mimi” Ankerholz found out that her breast cancer had come back and had spread to her bones. It was terminal. Her oncologist told her she had six to t...Show More
7) Episode 17: Facing Death as an Atheist: Dave Warnock
When Dave Warnock was diagnosed with ALS several years ago, he quit his job, moved in with some friends, and decided to start seizing the moments he had left. Prior to his diagnosis, Dave was no stran...Show More
8) Episode 16: What Do I Say? Talking to Someone with a Terminal Illness
Do you ever find yourself not knowing what to say to someone with a terminal illness? Maybe you want to show your support but fear you might say the wrong thing. These conversations can be tricky to h...Show More
9) Episode 15: Dying Well as a Retirement Project: Clair Fisher
While Clair Fisher was on a work trip to the Cayman Islands a couple years ago, she had to fly to Florida for an emergency surgery. She would soon learn that the cause of her pain was advanced cancer....Show More
10) Episode 14: Santa and Mortality
It’s been a while since I posted an episode, so I wanted to do a quick check-in. What an overwhelming year, to say the least. As this year finally comes to a close, I’ve been finding a lot of joy in w...Show More