Something to Think About

a blog on end of life

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About the BK Team
The Superhumanize Podcast with Barbara Karnes, RN

In this conversation, Barbara offers profound wisdom: she offers a map, a presence, a way of holding death that allows us to also hold life more fully...

Living Through Loss With Help From Books by Michelle Hilburn

After losing her beloved mother, librarian Michelle Hilburn shares her personal journey through grief and the books that helped her—and her children—cope with the loss. From hospice to healing, she...

Get Griefy Magazine-  First Year of Grief: Barbara Karnes, RN Reflects

For 65 years basically we were "a we", and then this last year I became "a me". And I don't know how to be "a me". I've had to learn...

The EKR Foundation 's Community Outreach Program - The Grief You Don't Know Until You Do"

As a new widow, Barbara has had many new insights into the grief journey. Her decades of expertise in her work in end of life has been focused on approaching death.

Barbara Karnes On What She’s Learned In The ‘School Of Grief’

...Karnes experienced her own loss in September of 2023 with the death of her husband of 63 years, Jack Karnes, who was 89. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer...

The Dishing Doulas Podcast

Barbara Karnes, RN, is an internationally respected speaker, educator, author, and thought leader on matters of end of life. So we might think she would have known exactly what to expect...

Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare

Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Mission-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.

Why I Became an Expert Contributor for Help Texts

Aside from having a great conversation with two special women we talked about how Help Text came to be, why I joined the team and how it helps support grievers and caregivers.