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The Death Dialogues Project Podcast interview with Hospice Pioneer, Barbara Karnes, RN

 This conversation holds so many jewels that are beneficial for all of us to hear. From what death asks of us to how to be there for ourselves and family...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast

Barbara Karnes, author of the iconic hospice guide “the little blue book” Gone from My Sight, talks with Jerry and Helen about ritual, self care wisdom, and thriving as end...

Meaningful Conversations with Singinlisa Podcast with Barbara Karnes, RN

Barbara Karnes is an American Hospice Pioneer. She offers compassion as explains the process of dying (Pt.1) She sat by the bedside of many patients who were at the end...

Interim HealthCare San Diego Hospice

End of Life Expert and Hospice Pioneer, Barbara Karnes, RN answers questions from death care workers at Interim HealthCare, San Diego, CA. Barbara explains how to care for the dying, how the...

Mission Hospice Community Conversation: Barbara Karnes, End-of-Life Care in the Age of COVID-19

As part of our community education program, Mission Hospice hosted a community conversation with award-winning nurse and end-of-life educator Barbara Karnes, RN. Barbara has been providing clear, easy to understand,...

LIFE IS A CEREMONY podcast on End of Life

This episode is very special to me because I had the opportunity to interview a woman who brought me so much light when my mother was dying of cancer fourteen...

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...