When faced with serious illness, dying, or death it is natural to want things that are impossible. This week we explore the elusive parts...
Learn about the Death Positive Movement and how to disarm fear and improve the time we have left by educating ourselves and preparing for...
We all accumulate stuff: keepsakes, gifts, collectables, and remnants of everyday life. Learn tips on how to let go and start getting rid...
The entertainment world had two significant losses this spring with the deaths of Darcelle XV and Dame Edna Everage. Their lives were...
How much would your life change if you embraced the concept that we will all die...but then got busy living with the gift of that...
Learn how to identify the early symptoms and causes of the second-most common cause of dementia behind Alzheimer's disease. We talk about...
Anxiety and depression are common with loss of a loved one or chronic disease. Learn the benefits, how to find the exercise right for you...
We often use words like fighting, battle, and war for illness like cancer, but can "fighters" feel like failures when illness advances...
A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die - anything from visiting a new country to learning a new skill. Why is this...
Getting adequate, good quality sleep is vital to our physical and mental health. Learn tips on how to improve your routine so your body is...
We talk about what research tells us about loneliness, and what you can do to combat it. We also share how some elders in China are...
How does a leading psychedelic researcher cope with his terminal cancer diagnosis? We learn about his experience and the therapeutic...
What contributes to a healthy, fulfilling life? Listen to learn about the physical, mental and social behaviors geriatricians recommend for...
Did you know a two-second diversion is all it takes to double your risk of a car accident? Learn facts and several tips to help you and...
Does choosing hospice mean the end? The Carters have shown us hospice is about holding hands, eating favorite foods, and living your best...
Chronic inflammation contributes to 50% of deaths worldwide. Learn how obesity and inflammation are related, cause disease, and how to...
Meh is a Yiddish word that expresses apathy or indifference. Learn how to take your own emotional temperature and latest research to help a...
Learn about the personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence your health, and steps you can take now to increase...
All this talk about microbiome, gut flora, prebiotics, probiotics…what does it all mean, and how important is it to our health? Learn...
Does the gut microbiome affect immunity and other aspects of health? You’ll be surprised how vital our tiny allies are, and how our...
What does research have to say about processed vs whole foods, and how do you make the best choices? Diet may be destiny when it comes to...
You may not be able to cheat death, but can you delay it? We know that everyone dies, but the timing may be modified by our lifestyle...
Did you know that people with higher education tend to live longer than those with least education? The death gap related to education is...
This week’s show is about legacy, the way in which we are remembered after our deaths. Legacy goes beyond possessions to include the impact...
We take a look at the historical impact of vaccinations in the trajectory life-limiting infectious diseases. We continue our series about...
How does the USA have a declining life expectancy while other developed countries are rising? Researchers feel it is from deaths of despair...
Can making good choices extend our healthy life and shorten the dying process at the end? We talk about compression of morbidity and how to...
Falling is more than a bruise to our dignity; it can lead to disability, bone breaks, brain bleeds, loss of independence, and premature...
Recovery from the death of a spouse is a lifelong healing process. Each year brings a measure of healing as we move toward being able to...
Marianne joins Omobola Stevens to explore grief, death cleaning, and how to intentionally cultivate healthy lifestyle so we can live...