You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with one of today’s foremost experts on grief, Claire Bidwell Smith, a licensed therapist, international speaker, & author, while they talk about her newest book, Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss, out March 12th 2024! claire bidwell smith's website: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/clairebidwellsmith/ new book: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/books/#consciousG Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician, ethnobotanist, & culinary historian Justin Robinson, while they talk about the genocides of plant lives, cultivating relationship to plant species and plant individuals beginning with communication, and the work of ancestral relations. justin robinson’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/countrygentlemancooks/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jordan Edelheit Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, activist, entrepreneur, & philanthropic innovator, while they talk about the death of her Mother, Sister, & Grandmother, all just in the last year, & the powerfully potent process of grieving with curiosity. rachel cargle’s website: https://rachelcargle.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegreatunlearn retreat at the Art of Living Center in Boone, NC - April 5-7th, 2024: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/rachel-cargle/a-renaissance-of-our-own/ book - A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir and Manifesto: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635409/a-renaissance-of-our-own-by-rachel-e-cargle/ Elizabeth's Bookshop & Writing Center - you can support this small Black, -owned bookshop here: https://bookshop.org/shop/Elizabeths Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Krista St-Germain, Master Certified Life Coach, Post-Traumatic Growth and grief expert, widow, and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast, while they talk about her husband's death in 2016, how her life was flipped upside down, and how therapy helped her uncurl from the fetal position and move on to discover Life Coaching, Post Traumatic Growth, and the tools she needed to create a meaningful life after loss. krista st-germain’s website: https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, bereaved mom, founder of the MISS Foundation, author of "Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, & the Heartbreaking Path of Grief", Arizona State University Professor & director of its Graduate Certificate in Trauma & Bereavement Program, while they talk about the death of her daughter in 1994, how it led to her work in the world, & the story of founding the Selah Carefarm, the first carefarm for the traumatically bereaved in the United States & a haven for animals rescued from abuse, neglect, & torture. dr. jo’s website: https://www.centerforlossandtrauma.com/ selah carefarm: https://www.missfoundation.org/selah-carefarm/ ”open letter to grievers”: https://www.centerforlossandtrauma.com/an-open-letter-to-grievers book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bearing-the-Unbearable/Joanne-Cacciatore/9781614292968 Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician and songwriter Dan Mangan, while they talk about how death and endings foster gratitude and give meaning to life, how sorrowful music connects community, and how trauma/grief/loss might be the one thing that unites us more than anything else. dan mangan’s website: https://danmanganmusic.com/ newsletter: https://danmangan.substack.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/danmanganmusic/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danmanganmusic twitter: https://twitter.com/danmanganmusic spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ByjU6oarxRC2Y85JpKx1n?si=OUGAzh3yTt6tAF3QyNrj9Q phone number: 310.347.4597 (USA & Canada) Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina "No Tragedy Please" by Dan Mangan THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University & the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air, while they talk about her ongoing relationship to Paul, his impact/presence in her life still, & parenting their daughter in the wake of his death. dr. lucy kalanithi’s website: https://lucykalanithi.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/rocketgirlmd podcast GRAVITY: https://lucykalanithi.com/podcast dr. lucy kalanithi wants you to support Be A Hero: https://beaherofund.com/ Camp Kesem: https://www.kesem.org/ Caring Across Generations: https://caringacross.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak find a way into his music. john craigie’s website: https://johncraigiemusic.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/johncraigie/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina "Pagan Church" by John Craigie THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join You're Going to Die: The Podcast host Ned Buskirk & producer Nick Jaina as they ring in the [Happy?] New Year with some fresh commitments & a new precious perk for our Patreon community. BECOME A PATREON MEMBER NOW, FOR AS LITTLE AS $2 A MONTH AND START GETTING EARLY RELEASE EPISODES A WEEK BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE… Available right now, only on Patreon, join Ned Buskirk in conversation with traveling songwriter & storyteller John Craigie, while they talk about the death of his father & how grief, mortality, loss, & heartbreak finds a way into his music. BECOME A PATRON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/YG2D Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with immersive installation artist, puppet-fabricator, & children’s book author Madison Girifalco, while they talk about grief, community connection, & support in her life & work with Holding Space, an art installation designed to acknowledge grief in community using immersive art & puppetry. madison girifalco’s websites: www.holdingspacela.org www.puppetsbymadison.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/mindovermadison/ Holding Space ig: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/ “Lunch Breaks w/Holding Space” on IG LIVE @holdingspaceLA, Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:30 PST: https://www.instagram.com/holdingspacela/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Erika Wright, while they talk about the story, the plant medicine, the spiritual path, that led to their self-appointed work as a codependency counselor, our society's relationship to grief & vulnerability, & how we've been programmed to avoid hard feelings & the truth behind them. erika wright’s website: https://erikawright.org/ podcast: https://erikawright.org/podcast/ healing codependency support & counseling groups: https://erikawright.org/healing-codependency-support-counseling-group/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/erikawrighthcd/ chocolate company: https://supahstah.com/ transformational women's retreats: https://madeofstars.co/ Co-Dependents Anonymous: https://coda.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Adam Jackson, Sacred Sons cofounder, Chief Visionary Officer, & the host of Sacred Sons Podcast, while they talk about how his lineage of loss & suicide led to his work with Sacred Sons, processing grief & anger with men, community building & purpose fueled by our mortality. TRIGGER WARNING: suicide adam jackson’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/adam___jackson/ sacred sons: https://www.sacredsons.com/ sacred sons ig: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsons/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with musician, visual/performance artist, & poet Andy the Doorbum, while they talk about his father's death process that inspired his new album, "OF TEARS, NO AMOUNT CAN QUENCH MOUTHS MAIMED BY DROUGHT," & how the album morphed into a grieving for the world & its current troubles. andy the doorbum’s bandcamp: https://andythedoorbum.bandcamp.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/andythedoorbum/ fb: https://www.facebook.com/andythedoorbum/ X: https://twitter.com/AndyTheDoorbum SUPPORT andy via Venmo, paypal, cashapp: @andythedoorbum Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina "HYMN OF DOLOR: singing away the spider bites" by Andy the Doorbum THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Frank Ostaseski - internationally respected Buddhist teacher, visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, & founder of the Metta Institute - while they talk about remaining vulnerably present in service of patients, how we should let our tears run instead of hiding them, & moving beyond the idea of a good death. This conversation originally aired July 8th, 2021. frank ostaseski’s website: https://frankostaseski.com/ The Five Invitations: https://fiveinvitations.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/frankostaseski/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with author & editor Michelle Tea, while they talk about the story of her writing onto stage, her history running -feminist spoken-word & performance art collective Sister Spit, & the “mental illness” of writing & why it matters for our lives, our trauma, our healing. Thanks to Beth Pickens for the “Death & God” chapter in her book Make Your Art No Matter What which offered a fitting launching off point for this conversation. michelle tea’s website: https://www.michelle-tea.com/ books: https://www.michelle-tea.com/books IG: https://www.instagram.com/michelleteaz/ twitter: https://twitter.com/TeaMichelle substack: https://michelletea.substack.com/ venmo @Michelle-Tea-1 Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with writer, activist, & facilitator adrienne maree brown, while they talk about what's possible in our response to the world's atrocious injustices, how to make our heart soft & expanded & not let it shrink to the size of our oppressors, & in light of the fact that we're all going to die, we can live more fully, freely, & start operating together as the shared living organism we actually are. adrienne maree brown’s website: https://adriennemareebrown.net/ books: https://adriennemareebrown.net/books/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/adriennemareebrown/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriennemaree twitter: https://twitter.com/adriennemaree Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Katrina Spade, founder & CEO of Recompose, a Public Benefit Corporation based in Seattle & the world’s first human composting company, while they talk about her work with Recompose, the history that led to it, & the option of returning our bodies to the earth via composting. katrina spade’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/katrinaspade/ TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/katrina_spade_when_i_die_recompose_me recompose’s website: https://recompose.life/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/recomposelife/ FB; https://www.facebook.com/recomposelife/ newsletter: https://recompose.life/#signup Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with best-selling author, psychotherapist, & grief advocate Megan Devine, while they talk about how it’s okay that it’s not okay, the complicated case of Prolonged Grief Disorder, & how the work of other people’s grief might impact us & what’s required to keep doing it. This episode originally aired April 14th, 2022. megan devine’s website: https://www.megandevine.co/ And here: https://refugeingrief.com/ ”How Do You Help a Grieving Friend?”: https://youtu.be/l2zLCCRT-nE Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with lifelong activist, revolutionary, thought leader, & psychic survivor Joshua Rose O’Hara, while they talk about their vastly varying experience with dying loved ones & ceremonies for those dead, their work protecting & expanding reproductive rights in Alaska, & their near death [or just plain dying] with producer Nick Jaina in collision with a pregnant cow. joshua rose o’hara wants you to support prairie creek conservation cemetery: https://www.prairiecreekconservationcemetery.org/ northwest abortion access fund: https://nwaafund.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with femme writer, spoken word poet, author, & teaching artist Megan Falley, while they talk about how two decades of hating her body shifted with her partner’s cancer diagnosis, how confronting mortality altered her idea of what beauty is, & how being a steward over her partner’s health lead to a decision to vow some of that same love & devotion to herself. megan falley’s website: https://www.meganfalley.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/meganfalley/ poems that don’t suck online writing course: https://www.meganfalley.com/workshops Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Death Doula, End of Life Educator & Grief Guide Jamie Thrower, while they talk about parent loss, medical aid in dying, death care/planning/grief experiences & why it’s important to have inclusive support for all of the LGBTQ+ community. jamie thrower’s website: https://jamiethrower.com/ support via venmo: @jamie-thrower grief club ig: https://www.instagram.com/queergriefclub/ zines: https://www.etsy.com/shop/queergriefclub Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Staci K. Haines, a national leader in Somatics & the author of The Politics of Trauma: Somatic, Healing and Social Change, while they talk about the shock & ceremony of her mom's diagnosis & dying, their co-creating a Vision for the end of life, & how these personal experiences of loss connect to social justice. This interview originally aired July 22nd, 2021. staci haines’ website: https://www.stacihaines.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/stacikhaines/ books: https://www.stacihaines.com/books Register for The Politics of Trauma: Embodied Transformation, Social Action and Love online course: https://www.stacihaines.com/enroll Staci recommends offering money, time or other resources to… BOLD - Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity: https://boldorganizing.org/ Black Futures Lab: https://blackfutureslab.org/ Indigenous Environmental Network: https://www.ienearth.org/ SURJ - Showing Up for Racial Justice: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Wow” by The Feelings Parade ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Prentis Hemphill, writer, embodiment facilitator, political organizer, & therapist, talking about how a simple gaze offered the opportunity for a new legacy of love, getting to the work of grieving the past, & how their being in the world can be traced back to an 11-year-old Prentis who found God in a hiding place. TW: The general act of “suicide” is mentioned, but nothing in detail. prentis’ website: https://prentishemphill.com ig: https://www.instagram.com/prentishemphill Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Dr. Aditi Sethi, hospice & palliative care physician, end-of-life doula, & musician, talking about her work as Founder & Executive Director of the Center for Conscious Living & Dying, the dying of Ethan Sisser captured in the documentary The Last Ecstatic Days, & how Aditi’s life journey has led to her work & being in the world. aditi’s website: https://www.aditisethimd.com/ Center for Conscious Living & Dying: https://www.ccld.community/ Sign up for the CCLD updates & news: https://www.ccld.community/subscribe Support the CCLD: https://www.ccld.community/donation Or Venmo @ConsciousLivingDying The Last Ecstatic Days website: https://www.thelastecstaticdaysmovie.com/ The Last Ecstatic Days on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheLastEcstaticDays The Last Ecstatic Days on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelastecstaticdays/ The Last Ecstatic Days on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelastecstaticdaysmovie/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Seva” performed by Aditi Sethi & The Appalucians ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer-songwriter Adrienne Shamszad, crying & laughing their way through a conversation about living a life worth dying for, music as a way forward in the darkness of mental health struggles & existential crises, & honoring our ancestral lineage in song. adrienne’s website: https://adrienneshamszad.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/aidishams/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adrienneshamszad facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adrienneshamszadmusic/ bandcamp: https://adrienneshamszad.bandcamp.com/ spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aIWNyQhH7GELkGMLDOZ3k Freight & Salvage Show - August 31st, 2023: https://secure.thefreight.org/12814/adrienne-shamszad Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Untitled Poem” by 14th Century Author Hafez ”Nakhaahad Maand [It Won’t Stay Like This]” composed by Mahsa Vahdat & Adrienne Shamszad, performed by Adrienne Shamszad ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with New York Times best-selling illustrator & graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton, talking about her book “How to Say Goodbye: The Wisdom of Hospice Caregivers,” combining drawings from her artist’s residency inside The Zen Hospice Project Guest House, with words of hospice caregivers she interviewed, including a list of The Five Things to help us say goodbye. wendy’s website: https://www.wendymacnaughton.com/ "The Grown-Ups Table" substack: https://substack.com/@drawtogether book - How to Say Goodbye: https://www.wendymacnaughton.com/illustration/how-to-say-goodbye Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with return guests & friends BJ Miller & Ladybird Morgan, talking about their work in the world, together with Mettle Health, & Mettle Health’s Annual Convening happening in Nevada City, CA on August, 17th 2023, an event meant for everyone who will be touched by the subject of aging, illness, death, & grief... mettle health annual convening’s website: https://mettlehealth.com/annual-convening-2023 Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk, in conversation with Alua Arthur - Death Doula, Ordained Minister, Recovering Lawyer, Perpetual Seeker of Nothing to be Found & Founder of Going with Grace - while they talk about death activism, the touchstone of nihilism, & being in the question marks of dying. This interview originally aired February 4th, 2021. alua arthur’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/going_with_grace/ TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkeuKPZxEhM Going with Grace: https://goingwithgrace.com/ Going with Grace End of Life Education and Planning: https://www.goingwithgracecourses.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Laura Sullivan Cassidy, writer/editor, creative consultant/coach, artist/experience maker, & grief/death/funeral care worker, talking about the personal experience of death when your profession is deathwork, using “Griefmapping” for navigating loss, & our necessary responsibility more than ever for community care with grief/death/dying. laura sullivan cassidy’s substack: https://grieversball.substack.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Mara June of MOTHERWORT + ROSE, educator, facilitator, community weaver, writer, caregiver, death doula, & community herbalist, talking about the value of approaching death before we’re in the midst of it, their work with our herbal allies, especially MOTHERWORT + ROSE, & how important it is to remember death, like birth, is not meant for any of us to do alone. mara june’s website: https://www.motherwortandrose.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/motherwortandrose/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with psychotherapist, writer, & soul activist Francis Weller, talking about the saturation of sorrow we’re faced with in these times - the Long Dark - & how we might trust, befriend, & accompany our grief with slow encounters, to return with medicine for our community, as we more wholly & fully re-enter LIFE. francis weller’s website: https://www.francisweller.net/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with the Venerable Robina Courtin, a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition & lineage of Lama Thubten Yeshe & Lama Zopa Rinpoche, talking about one of Buddhism’s first truths, death & impermanence, & the life-deepening lessons from our incarcerated community. ven. robina courtin’s website: https://robinacourtin.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/robinacourtin/ Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with poet & activist Andrea Gibson, in laughter & tears on the chemo-brain railroad, talking about the record skipping parts of our lives’, the poetry of cancer, chronic disease, & panic attacks, & what it means to consider what’s available when faced with the hardest parts of being mortal. andrea gibson’s website: https://andreagibson.org/ book - “You Better Be Lightening”: https://buttonpoetry.com/product/you-better-be-lightning/ newsletter - “Things That Don’t Suck”: https://andreagibson.bulletin.com/subscribe Produced by Nick Jaina Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard “Time Piece” by Andrea Gibson/Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Whale & Mouse” by Liza Maytok: https://soundcloud.com/liza-maytok/whale-mouse ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with music, film, & content producer Richie Reseda, freed from prison in 2018, talking about how our culture is built around grief / loss / death / dying / mortality & how it serves capitalism more than it serves us, & how abolition is connected to our relationship with grief & dying. richie reseda @ Question Culture: https://www.questionculture.com/ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richiereseda/ & JJ’88’s single “Atlantic”: https://linktr.ee/jj_eightyeight Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with therapist, grief expert, & author Claire Bidwell Smith, talking about those of us who walk with a different awareness in the wake of loss, practicing expansion while living in the midst of the unknown, & using writing as a form of healing. claire bidwell smith’s website: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/clairebidwellsmith/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Abigail Bengson, one half of the composing / performing / grief-working & dumb joke-writing, award-winning duo The Bengsons, talking about dissolving ravenously into the awe-filled urgent enoughness of loving & grieving LIFE. the bengsons’ website: https://www.bengsons.com/ patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebengsons ig: https://www.instagram.com/thebengsons/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Alica Forneret, educator, speaker, & consultant dedicated to creating new spaces for people to explore grief & grieving, talking about her mother’s death & how this loss led to her work with PAUSE, an organization focused on supporting Communities of Color through grief & end of life. alica forneret’s website: https://alicaforneret.co/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/alica.forneret/ PAUSE: https://www.timetopause.org/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, talking about her father’s death, how we can tend to relationships with our dead, “grief as a window” to what’s possible, & the ways we can heal collective grief with restorative justice. To listen to an UNEDITED version of this conversation with Ani DiFranco become a podcast patron now: https://www.patreon.com/YG2D ani difranco’s website: http://anidifranco.com/ memoir: http://anidifranco.com/book Righteous Babe Records: https://www.righteousbabe.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina “Do or Die” by Ani DiFranco ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with neuroscientist poet Brian Isett & storytelling artist Claudia Biçen, as they talk about their new book The Forgotten Teachers, where ideas from the field of evolutionary biology are fused with poetic prose, brought to life by intricate & dreamlike watercolor illustrations, describing the evolution of life on Earth. the forgotten teachers’ kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theforgottenteachers/the-forgotten-teachers claudia biçen’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/claudiabicen/ website: https://claudiabicen.art/ brian isett’s ig: https://www.instagram.com/brisett_writes/ website: https://brianisett.com/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Excerpt from The Forgotten Teachers” by Brian Isett, read by Claudia Biçen, scored by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with death doula & therapist caroline lee., as they talk about the potentially complicated emotional experience of pregnancy, the story that led to caroline’s work in the world, & ABANDONMENT ISSUES! caroline lee’s website: https://www.agencyindying.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/howcarolinecarolines/ death work ig: https://www.instagram.com/death.ed_ venmo: @howcarolinecarolines Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with American songwriters Liam Robinson & Jean Rohe, as they talk about the medicine of music, & the story of life, love, & loss that led to their new album “Into the Night,” out May 26th, 2023 on Righteous Babe Records. Robinson & Rohe’s website: https://www.robinsonandrohe.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/robinsonandrohe/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robinsonandrohe preorder their album INTO THE NIGHT, out on May 26th, 2023 on Righteous Babe Records: https://www.robinsonandrohe.com/store Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Into the Night” off the album of the same name, by Robinson & Rohe ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with singer, rapper, & writer Dessa, as they talk about what it means to lead a moral life as an atheist, the kindness-potential of mortality, & how the hardest times of our life may inspire a life of generous heartfelt engagement with others. Dessa’s website: https://www.dessawander.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/dessa/ twitter: https://twitter.com/dessadarling facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dessadarling/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”I Hope I'm Wrong,” off the album CHIME, lyrics & vocals by Dessa ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with creative energy healer Jenna Bowers, aka The Way Witch, as they talk about the life-changing deaths of her nephew & father, the ways death can propel life forward, death & ancestor rituals & practices, & her work crossing over our ghosts who need it. Jenna Bowers/The Way Witch’s website: https://www.thewaywitch.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/thewaywitch tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewaywitch Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”Dog Beach” from the album Some Good Lives by Shook Twins ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with novelist & television writer Shanthi Sekaran, as they talk about her new book Boomi's Boombox, how she went about tackling the issue of grief for a fictional 12-year old, & her secondhand experience of death/grief, mostly in story form, from her own mother. Shanthi Sekaran’s website: https://www.shanthisekaran.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/shanthi.sekaran/ pre-order/order Boomi's Boombox: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/boomis-boombox-shanthi-sekaran ”Imperfect Eulogy for Elmer Morrissey”: https://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/04/25/imperfect-eulogy-for-elmer-morrissey/ [an excerpt from this piece was included in this episode] Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Excerpt from “Imperfect Eulogy for Elmer Morrissey” by Shanthi Sekaran, scored by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with artist & musician Karima Walker, as they talk about the hypnotizing death of her mother, the difficulties/complications of being in a potentially necessary changing relationship with our dead, & making art in the wake of loss. Karima Walker’s website: https://www.karimawalker.com/ bandcamp: https://karimawalker.bandcamp.com/music ig: https://www.instagram.com/karimawalker/ tip karima via venmo: @karima-walker An organization karima really loves is Borderlands Restoration Network: https://www.borderlandsrestoration.org/donate.html Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina ”Reconstellated” from the album Waking the Dreaming Body by Karima Walker FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Báyò Akómoláfé, father to Alethea & Kyah, grateful life-partner to Ije, son & brother, widely celebrated international speaker, posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, public intellectual, essayist, & author, as they talk about his father’s death when Báyò was 15 years old, what it would take to dissolve the wall that death brought between them, & considering what new “cosmology of death” we all may need for these “modern times.” Báyò Akómoláfé’s website: https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/ ”We Will Dance With Mountains” - September 2023: https://course.bayoakomolafe.net/ ”I, Coronavirus. Mother. Monster. Activist.”: https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/post/i-coronavirus-mother-monster-activist facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bayoakomolafeampersand twitter: https://twitter.com/bayoakomolafe linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bayoakomolafe/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with The Death Empath - Jess Reis Mendivil, an Ancestral Death Doula, Shadow Empath, Grief Guide, & Life Coach, talking about being “in the sad,” the dark, the shadows, efficiently moving through it all by creatively alchemizing Grief, Death, & Loss of Self, & how integrating death & shadow helps garner kinder, softer, humans that are in awe of their own lives. ***EPISODE TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide Ideation*** Jess Reis Mendivil’s website: https://thedeathempath.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/deathempath/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.death.empath Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Amanda Yates Garcia, writer, witch, & the Oracle of Los Angeles, talking about the “underworlds” we must endure, what it means to come back from that dark with a burning torch to share with others who need that light, & the story of her becoming a witch [available in her book INITIATED: MEMOIR OF A WITCH]. Amanda Yates Garcia’ website: https://www.oracleoflosangeles.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/oracleofla/ book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amanda-yates-garcia/initiated/9781538763070/ Between the Worlds podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-the-worlds-podcast/id1437333094 substack: https://amandayatesgarcia.substack.com venmo @Amanda-YatesGarcia Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, cherished oracle & community accountable Black feminist author & scholar, talking about the life, love, & death of her father, how she stays in relationship with him “by every means” possible, & how important it is to give one another permission to be in conversation with our ancestors. Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ website: https://www.alexispauline.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/alexispauline/ UNDROWNED, DUB, & all her books: https://www.alexispauline.com/books Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Barbara Becker, ordained interfaith minister & author of "Heartwood: The Art of Living With the End in Mind," talking about how sometimes the dying just need you to watch Jeopardy, applying the fruits of our spiritual endeavors to real life, & the powerful presence of skeletons, not in our closets, but our homes. Barbara Becker’s website: https://barbarabecker.com/ book: https://barbarabecker.com/heartwood/ Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.