Pricilla Malagon Bon & Lisa Traucht

Pricilla, a nurse practitioner and her work 'sister', Lisa, a social worker, share stories of their work in palliative care. Trying to leave work at work so they can be fully present with their families when they get home. What...

Amber Moody & Kelly Corcoran

Amber, a palliative care nurse, and Kelly, Chief Mission Officer are the boots-on-the-ground team for a tele-palliative care team in rural Stevens County, Washington. Without the remote capabilities of the team, many patients seeking palliative care would need to travel...

Jeffery Ward, MD and Cheryl Cline

Dr. Jeffery Ward reflects on his career as an oncologist and Hospice Medical Director with his colleague and friend, Chery Cline. Jeff then shares his journey after receiving a diagnosis of mucosal melanoma and now receiving hospice care as a...

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Donna York and Marilyn Mongiello

Friends Donna York (62) and Marilyn Mongiello (55) share what it is like to support a family member with ALS. They also discuss Donna’s nonprofit Hark, which supports families dealing with ALS.

Carlos Alaniz & Gregg Vandekieft

Carlos' journey from working as an occupational therapist in a hospital to hospice care was an easy transition. As he began to look for work in hospice, Providence had decided to incorporate occupational therapy into hospice. Carlos shares some stories...

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Karen Mason and Kiplyn Primus

Karen Marie Mason (54) talks with her friend, Kiplyn Primus (56), about growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and her education journey, which includes getting kicked out of an Ohio boarding school and leaving Syracuse University 6 credits short of...

Robin Slemenda and Liz Wessel

Robin shared about her life journey with living her life as a vocation and the influence her mother had on her life. She was a pillar of strength. Her mom modeled a life of generous giving to help some of...

Kami Timm and Liz Wessel

Kami shares with her friend and colleague Liz about what brought her to nursing and where she has been in both her career and her personal life. She talks about nursing being her calling and her personal experiences that impacted...

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Sunny Underwood and Ruth Shapiro

Friends and colleagues Sunny Underwood (48) and Ruth Shapiro (45) discuss their work in palliative care, their spirituality, and their approach to life, death, and grief.

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Soren Glassing and Fran Heller

Colleagues and friends Soren Glassing (57) and Fran Heller (64) talk about the experience of working together in a hospital palliative care unit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They reflect on unpreparedness, grief, healing, and the therapeutic power of art.

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Vivian Garcia and Jasmine Garcha

Colleagues Vivian Garcia (31) and Jasmine Garcha (28) discuss their experiences with death, palliative care, and their role as doctors in helping families when a loved one is sick.

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Stephen Nutik and Jessica Nutik Zitter

Jessica Nutik Zitter (48) interviews her father, Stephen Nutik (74), about his career as a neurosurgeon. Jessica asks him about what he's enjoyed most about his career, his experiences with interacting with patients, how he handles delivering bad news, and...

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Donnie Nelson and Nona Yunzhu Mei

Friends and colleagues Donnie Nelson [no age given] and Dr. Nona Yunzhu Mei (41) share a conversation about their work in palliative care. They also talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted patients and healthcare providers and about the importance...

Karen Bell and Rick Warren

Karen and Rick sit to discuss the early days of hospice care and how far it has come in the last 40 years.

Jacqueline Smith and Alison Leras

Jacqueline and Alison discuss Jacqueline's journey to becoming a Home Health Social worker, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her patients and herself.

Peter Lucero & Dr. Doug Wilson

Peter shared with his doctor, Doug Wilson, a little bit about his life and childhood and a recent experience he had involving Dr. Wilson. Peter recently died and came back with CPR and it has had profound affect on his...