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Science Journalist, Producer, Public Health Advocate

Shoshana Ungerleider, MD

Shoshana Ungerleider, MD

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Living Fully / Conversation, Listen

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Yvette Nicole Brown - from Community to Caregiver
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Patton Oswalt Learns to Laugh Again
End of Life / Conversation, Listen

Alua Arthur Comes Home
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
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You Think You Have Time
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
- Steven Ungerleider
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Quality of Life
18 MIN
Grief / Conversation, Watch

How Grief and Joy Show Up During Life's Transitions
- By Stacy London
- Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Serious Illness / Conversation, Listen

Daughter, Doctor, Patient
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
- Ariel Ungerleider
Serious Illness / Listen

Knowledge is Power
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Serious Illness / Conversation, Listen

All's Well That Ends Well
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
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Hidden Faults
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Living Fully / Conversation, Listen

Grandma Joy
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Serious Illness / Conversation, Listen

There Is Hope
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
- Steven Ungerleider
57 MIN
Living Fully / Conversation, Watch

Psychedelics and Mystical Experiences of the Dying
27 MIN
Serious Illness / Conversation, Watch

Tig Notaro On Surviving Breast Cancer
- By Tig Notaro
- Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Living Fully / Essay

Autumn Is a Time to Rediscover End-of-Life Rituals
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
Living Fully / Conversation, Listen

My Father's Terminal Illness May Save My Life
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
- Tracy Wheeler
Grief / Conversation, Listen

Love, Loss, and the Full Human Experience
End of Life / Conversation, Listen

Top Lessons About A Good Death From A Nurse
Living Fully / Conversation, Listen

What Does Love Have To Do With Design?
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
- Tracy Wheeler
Living Fully / Conversation, Listen

Becoming Lost To Be Found
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How To Find Humor In Our Mortality
End of Life / Conversation, Listen

Psychedelics & End of Life: What You Don't Know
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Who Do You Want To Be When You Die?
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
- Alua Arthur
Living Fully / Conversation, Listen

The Truth About Sex And Intimacy At End of Life
37 MIN
End of Life / Conversation, Watch

A Conversation with Hospice Nurse Julie on Living Well Until the Very End
- By Hospice Nurse Julie
- Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
11 MIN
End of Life / Conversation, Watch

The Who's Roger Daltrey on Why Death Brings Us Closer To Life
- By Roger Daltrey
- Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
2 MIN
End of Life / Watch

Why We Don't Plan for the End of Life
- By Shoshana Ungerleider, MD
25 MIN
Caregiving / Conversation, Watch

Country Music Star Tim McGraw on Caregiving and Palliative Care
- By Tim McGraw
- Shoshana Ungerleider, MD

Shoshana Ungerleider is a practicing physician and the Founder and President of End Well. A writer and leading voice in healthcare, Shoshana is host of TED Health and regularly appears as a medical contributor on CNN, MSNBC, CBS News with bylines in TIME, Scientific American, the San Francisco Chronicle, Vox and others. She executive produced Netflix’s Oscar-nominated End Game and Robin’s Wish, a biographical documentary about Robin Williams.