Flourish As You Age: THRIVING IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE
What does it mean to flourish when the systems we depend on are under strain?
Flourish in Times of Struggle is a new podcast series for people who want to move beyond personal resilience and grapple with the deeper structures that shape our lives. In this opening episode, Michael C. Patterson introduces the series’ focus on systems, legitimacy, and collective action—and invites listeners to think together about how healthier, more democratic forms of governance might emerge.
Earlier Flourish As You Age podcasts focused more on personal change and development to promote brain health and mental management.
Flourish As You Age: THRIVING IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE
END-OF-LIFE #7 - The Hard Conversations
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This episode, number 7 in MINDRAMP's End-of-Life series, is about having “The Hard Conversations,” those difficult, but important, conversations with your family and loved ones about the kind of death you want to have. As usual I am talking with my friend Chris Palmer the author of a new book called Achieving A Good Death.
Chris and I talk about why it is important to talk about the kind of death you want with both loved one's and care professionals. They won't be able to help you if they don't know what you want. Unfortunately, death is a taboo topic for most Americans. Chris and I talk about how to start a conversation about death, how to what to say to family and loved ones and how to have this conversation with young ones, with grandchildren. We also discuss various organizations that exist specifically to promote conversations about end-of-life issues.
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