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Creating Sacred Moments
Barbara Karnes on End-of-Life Care and Death Doulas
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End of Life
What We’ve Forgotten About “Ordinary Dying”
Kathryn Mannix on how understanding dying can ease fear and help families grieve.
Connecting Dying to Living: What End-of-Life Can Teach Us About Life
Across four countries, Samara Gordon-Wexler finds communities that make dying a shared part of living.
Choosing Tenderness in Tough Places: Prison Hospice
Inside prison walls, caregiving became an act of radical bravery and a lesson in shared humanity.
Being Fully Present at the Bedside: What Thousands of Deaths Have Taught Me
What Thousands of Deaths Have Taught Me
Courageous Compassion: Pediatric Palliative Care
Dr. Justin Baker on the hope, presence and human connection at the heart of caring for seriously ill children.
Journey journal 2025
RADICAL BRAVERY
Once a year, we put the year's conversations about death, grief, and living well into print. Journey Journal is a collection of stories, reflections, and ideas from the End Well community, made to hold and pass along. Our first edition, Radical Bravery, is now available to read online. The print edition includes worksheets and extras you won't find in the digital version. Request a copy while supplies last.
BEFORE WE GO PODCAST
LATEST EPISODE
Nikki Boyer Learns to Let Go
Nikki shares her story of the heartbreaking loss of multiple miscarriages.
BJ Miller Sees The World Differently
Dr. BJ Miller was a college sophomore when a sudden electrical accident nearly took his life.
Ricki Lake Lives for Love
Ricki Lake has been in the public eye since starring in 1988’s Hairspray. She might be best known as host of The Ricki Lake Show. But she’s not here to talk about movies and TV.
Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare
Dr. Fumiko Chino and Mark Cuban on using lived experience, transparency and innovation to make healthcare more affordable.