Authentic Presence Podcast
1) Music as Medicine - Care & End-of Life
Jayne Demakos, therapeutic harpist and music-thanatologist (music and end-of-life care), in conversation with Kirsten DeLeo. More about music thanatology: https://www.mtai.org/ --- Support this p...Show More
2) It's okay to be kind to yourself
Being kind to ourselves doesn't come easily. Especially for those of us who are caregivers. This short podcast offers you inspiration and a practical method to practice self-kindness because we all de...Show More
3) Frontline stories: Being a hospice chaplain during Covid-19
Annie Blampied-Radojcin is a hospice chaplain and interfaith minister in East Sussex/UK. She shares what’s it been like to serve patients and families during the pandemic and how she meets the new cha...Show More
4) Finding Self-Compassion In Our Grief
Facing the darker winter months in the middle of a pandemic is hard, especially when we are dealing with a loss. Treating ourselves kindly when we hurt doesn’t come easily. Kirsten DeLeo sat down with...Show More
5) Doulas - The ‘firefighters' at the end of life
Kirsten DeLeo talks with Deanna Cochran, a longtime hospice nurse and a pioneer in the doula movement in the US. Deanna currently chairs the End-of-Life Doula Advisory Council of the National Ho...Show More
6) Let It Flow Through You - Being an ICU nurse during the pandemic
In this first episode, Erica Conery shares her experiences working as a night nurse at Albany Medical Centre/ NY in a ICU designated for Covid 19 patients. The interview was recorded on April 20, 2020...Show More