How to Tell Someone You're Terminally Ill
Your doctor tells you that your bloodwork has shown massive to your body, and you won't last long. So how are you feeling today? ask your friends. What do you say, how honest are you with them? Do you...
View ArticleEncore: Who am I and what is grief?
I am Rabbi Mel Glazer, and this is my first show. I am delighted to be your host. I will introduce myself and you will get to know me a bit better. Then I will begin to teach what I know about grief...
View Article7 Things No One Tells A Child About Losing A Parent
As you may remember, my Daddy died two days before my 12th birthday. I remember him, sort of.... And then, as I have shared with you, the real shock begins...not only did he die (and who knew what that...
View ArticleWhy Are We So Afraid of Death?
Most of us are afraid of death: we don't want to talk about it or hear about it. And especially, we do not ever want to touch a dead body and prepare it for burial. Death scares us and makes it more...
View ArticleHow Can We Help Kids With Death?
When my Daddy died, my brother, sister and I were not allowed to attend his funeral. I suspect that was because our adult family members thought we couldn't handle it. And they were worried that we...
View ArticleWhy Hospice is the Answer
So what do you do when you cannot care for Mom at home? It's jut too much for you. The doctors tell you she needs more meds, and you are exhausted from spending all day caring for her and worrying...
View ArticleDeath Cafe....Yes, It Makes Plenty of Sense
So you go into the back room at Panera's and you sit down with other people who have suffered a life-loss. And then you talk to each other over tea and cookies about death. Not dying, but death. br...
View ArticleA Guide To Talking About Death With The Ones You Love
So let's say you meet someone in a restaurant or in a store, and s/he asks: so how are you feeling? Or: what are you doing this weekend? Now, never mind that it's none of their business, but often...
View ArticleWhy do we care so much that Prince died?
Okay, here's a list for you, tell me the common denominator: br Prince br Nancy Reagan br Abe Vigoda br Boutro Butrous Ghali brbr What's the answer? They all died in 2016 (and it's only May!). But...
View ArticleEncore: Who am I and what is grief?
I am Rabbi Mel Glazer, and this is my first show. I am delighted to be your host. I will introduce myself and you will get to know me a bit better. Then I will begin to teach what I know about grief...
View ArticleWhat is the Unity Church and How Do They Deal With Death, Grief and Healing?
Until I met my guest, Rev. Dr. Ahriana Platten nine years ago, I had no idea what Unity was all about. We have been close friends ever since, and I invited her to explain their unique theology to us....
View ArticleWhy are we so upset at the loss of a pet?
When a loved one die, we cry, we get lonely, we are afraid to move forward. br What about when a pet dies, what happens then? Come and learn with Judy Wright, known as Auntie Artichoke. You'll find out...
View ArticleEncore: Who am I and what is grief?
I am Rabbi Mel Glazer, and this is my first show. I am delighted to be your host. I will introduce myself and you will get to know me a bit better. Then I will begin to teach what I know about grief...
View ArticleDo Men and Women Grieve Differently?
Well, we know that we think differently, but do we grieve differently? I don't know either, but my guest Shawn Doyle, does. He has written about it and spoken about it, and I can't wait to hear what he...
View ArticleDivorce is a Death
So far, we have been talking about the loss of a loved-one. But what about the loss of a less-than-loved-one? Someone who used to share our lives, our kids, our friends? Divorce can be an awful...
View ArticleHome Funerals: Do It Yourself
So Papa dies, the funeral home comes and picks him up from the hospital/hospice, and you don't see him again until (maybe) right before the funeral. Or, you pay a cosmetologist to make him up so he...
View ArticleThe Two Sides of Suicide
Okay, my friends, this week we are going to talk about suicide. Married family, having problems, he is a drug addict. He OD's, either on purpose or accidentally, and dies. On his living room couch. The...
View ArticleEncore: Why Are We So Afraid of Death?
Most of us are afraid of death: we don't want to talk about it or hear about it. And especially, we do not ever want to touch a dead body and prepare it for burial. Death scares us and makes it more...
View ArticleThe Conversation Project-have you had it yet?
So, does anybody in your family know your wishes for when you die? Or before you die? Do you want the doctors to keep on trying to save your life no matter how many tubes they stick into your body? Or...
View ArticleWe grieve our loved ones more than once
Yes, when they die, we grieve them. But we're not done grieving. At the next birthday arty or anniversary or Christmas dinner or Passover seder, we grieve the empty chair, and we grieve all over again....
View ArticleA Hospice Nurse Tells Us All About It
We have been talking a lot about death, and this week we will get the view from the hospice nurse herself. Emma is caring and compassionate, you will learn much from her.
View ArticleEncore: Death Cafe....Yes, It Makes Plenty of Sense
So you go into the back room at Panera's and you sit down with other people who have suffered a life-loss. And then you talk to each other over tea and cookies about death. Not dying, but death. Sounds...
View ArticleDoula: A Midwife for the Dying
I don't remember who said it, but there is a comedian who once said: 'I'm not afraid of being dead, I am afraid of dying.' And it's the truth, isn't it.... But there is help on the way, in the form of...
View ArticleI Will Die - Personal feelings and thoughts
With the help of a book I purchased last year, called I Will Die: A Creative Journal for Mortals -Jessica Featherly-, consisting solely of questions and feelings related to death, I will share some...
View Article12 Life Lessons from a Man Who's Seen 12000 Deaths
Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan in Varanasi is one of the three guesthouses in the city where people check in to die. he has been present for 12000 deaths, and he has learned life-lessons from each one. I will...
View ArticleEncore: Who am I and what is grief?
I am Rabbi Mel Glazer, and this is my first show. I am delighted to be your host. I will introduce myself and you will get to know me a bit better. Then I will begin to teach what I know about grief...
View ArticleDivorce Mediation Can Lead to Healing
In many states in our country, before a divorce is finalized, the couple must go to mediation. Most folks think that mediation is cut-and-dry, simply another waste of time. But that is not true. My...
View ArticleLessons learned from divorce
Last week we spoke to a mediator, who taught us that ending a marriage was difficult and sad, but could lead to healing. This week, two views on divorce: How I Learned to Love my Breakup, and The Five...
View ArticleMy twin sister died of cystic fibrosis, I am bringing healing for her
Isabel Stenzel and her twin sister Anabel, were both born with cystic fibrosis. They taught about what that meant and how to live with it. They wrote a book about it. Then Anabel died. Isabel...
View ArticleThe Worst Hurricane Ever!
I live in Colorado Springs, not in Florida or the Carolinas. We don't get hurricanes here. But the issue I will deal with, using some wisdom from my friend and colleague Rabbi Jack Riemer, who lives...
View ArticleEncore: Don't Listen To What They Say When a Loved-One Dies
People like to be kind and compassionate, so when you lose a loved-one, they want to comfort you with words that will somehow make you feel better. Unfortunately, they were never taught how to do this...
View ArticleNecessary Mourning: How and Why Jews Live Through Death
There is ritual, and here is meaning behind ritual. Or, if you like, the 'how' and the 'why' we observe rituals as we do. Every religion has its own death rituals. My guest this week, Dahlia...
View ArticleA RADICAL SUGGESTION FOR HEALING AMERICA AFTER THE ELECTION
Losing an election is like losing a loved one. So much time spent working for your favorite candidate, hours of time put in to make the candidate you support win his/her election. And then, they lose....
View ArticleI'm taking back my freedom!
You don't know whether to turn right or left; go backwards or forwards. Your emotions are up and down like a roller coaster, all over the place and you don't know if you're coming or going. You want to...
View ArticleEncore: Necessary Mourning: How and Why Jews Live Through Death
There is ritual, and here is meaning behind ritual. Or, if you like, the 'how' and the 'why' we observe rituals as we do. Every religion has its own death rituals. My guest this week, Dahlia...
View ArticleShe had a near-death experience, and here's the story!
Have you ever had a near-death experience? I never have, but it's such an interesting and exotic topic, that I always want to know more. My guest Dea Maltby was in a coma for t2 days, and in that time,...
View ArticleI knew nothing would be the same again': readers on their partner's death
I read this article in The Guardian, a British journal. It reminds us of several truths: 1. Everyone mourns differently. There are several vignettes which illustrate this. I will share them, and as...
View ArticleCelebrating After A Loved One Has Died
When you celebrate at a holiday meal, whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years Eve or even a birthday party or aniiversary party, oftentimes there are empty chairs. Chairs where loved ones use to...
View ArticleWhat to Do When a Loved One Says, 'I Have Cancer'
Lots of us deal with loved ones who are afflicted with cancer. We are going to give some hints and advice for care-givers, to make your job a bit easier. The big idea: The National Cancer Institute...
View ArticleServing the Dying
Did you ever wish you could make things better for those who are dying? That you could be there with them as they leave this earth? But you were afraid of watching them die, of touching them, of...
View ArticleEncore: She had a near-death experience, and here's the story!
Have you ever had a near-death experience? I never have, but it's such an interesting and exotic topic, that I always want to know more. My guest Dea Maltby was in a coma for t2 days, and in that time,...
View ArticleSay This, Don't Say That!
When you meet somebody for the first time after they have suffered a life-loss, what should you say? What should you not say? How can you be most helpful to them, while not making them feel worse? My...
View ArticleTeaching Kids About Grief
I was not even 12 years old when Daddy died. It was scary and mysterious and frightening. And we kids didn't talk about it, because our family didn't talk to us about his being sick. To this day, we're...
View ArticleThe blessings of cancer
I used to be a fatalist. That is, I believed that if you were given the gift of cancer, you were done living. David Arnsteen disproves that theory every single day. He is in remission, and joyful and...
View ArticleEncore: The blessings of cancer
I used to be a fatalist. That is, I believed that if you were given the gift of cancer, you were done living. David Arnsteen disproves that theory every single day. He is in remission, and joyful and...
View ArticleEncore: Do Men and Women Grieve Differently?
Well, we know that we think differently, but do we grieve differently? I don't know either, but my guest Shawn Doyle, does. He has written about it and spoken about it, and I can't wait to hear what he...
View ArticleLoving my son, after his death
What do you when a child dies? Do you forget about them, consign them to oblivion? No, of course not! You remember them forever. And that is our topic for this evening. Nora Wong, a normal gracious...
View ArticleThe Bereavement Cruise is Set to Sail
So we have talked for over a year about loss and healing, about many topics which have approached this main topic. Here is a new possibility: A Grief Cruise! That's right, next Feb. of 2018 a group of...
View ArticleEncore: Loving my son, after his death
What do you when a child dies? Do you forget about them, consign them to oblivion? No, of course not! You remember them forever. And that is our topic for this evening. Nora Wong, a normal gracious...
View ArticleLaughter in the Face of Tears
When you lose someone whom you loved, your first thought is to cry, right? Makes sense. But my guest Nancy Weil believes and teaches that laughter also has a place in healing your pain. She has spent...
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