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When Professional Grief Becomes Personal

In this final episode of our special 4 part series, Hospice Educator Barbara Karnes shares the personal story of her husband’s end of life journey and death.  She opens up...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast Special Series  Episode I

In honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month - and National Family Caregivers Month - we’re featuring a special 4-part series with special guest Barbara Karnes, Hospice Nurse and...

Daughterhood Circle Special Q & A Hospice & End of Life

In this virtual Q&A with award-winning end-of-life educator, Barbara Karnes, nurse, hospice innovator, and humanitarian, answers your questions about hospice!

Daughterhood The Podcast

Today we discuss how to prepare ourselves and our care partners including how to chose the right hospice, what happens with food and other physical and emotional issues at end...

Debunking Myths About Hospice Care

Learn how to bust through several common myths about hospice care that persist in our society.

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.

Netsmart  CARETHREADS Podcast on Staff Retention

Today, Amy talks to Barbara about how to train and retain our hospice staff. 

Q & A with Barbara Karnes, RN on all things End of Life Care

An hour long Q & A on how to care for those at end of life.

Hospice Pioneer, Barbara Karnes, RN has updated her classic book, THE FINAL ACT OF LIVING, Reflections of a Long Time Hospice Nurse

Here is the updated version of my book "The Final Act of Living". I wrote a new preface, but the timeless material has stayed the same. This book is written...

Grief At The End of Life With Author and Specialist, Barbara Karnes, RN

"In our death ignoring society, COVID has put death right in front of our faces.  In modern time we haven't had to face this avalanche of dying..." Barbara Karnes, RN...

Creative Healing, LLC: Opening the Heart of Western Medicine by Karen Wyatt: New Rule For End of Life Care by Barbara Karnes, RN

My guest Barbara Karnes RN is a pioneer of the hospice movement who has been traveling the country since 1994 speaking about end-of-life issues. Her documentary film New Rules for End...