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Jul 2025
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Everything You Need To Know About Dying ...

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Huge thanks to  @hospicenursejulie  for joining me on this episode!

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00:00 Intro

01:41 Starting Nursing

09:44 Is She Jaded?

16:53 What is Hospice?

24:17 Communicating With Patients

26:29 How Death Changed Her

27:44 Is Dying Painful?

32:10 Hospice Process

42:48 Fear Of Death /Regrets

48:38 How Does She Tolerate Death?

52:55 Seeing An Angel

1:00:53 Life's Final Moments

1:01:53 Controversies / Morphine

1:08:37 Shared Death Experience

1:16:08 Dying Couples

1:17:41 Thank Yous / Dirty Jokes

1:21:10 The Worst Part

1:26:14 Death Myths

1:32:17 Planning For Death

1:39:38 Your Pet When You Die

1:43:23 Follow Julie!


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Executive Producer: Doctor Mike

Production Director and Editor: Dan Owens

Managing Editor and Producer: Sam Bowers

Editor and Designer: Caroline Weigum

Editor: Juan Carlos Zuniga


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