LightAtTheEnd.com Podcast
LightAtTheEnd.com Podcast
Podcast Description
On the LightAtTheEnd.com Podcast, we talk to experts in healthcare, deathcare, legal, financial, and other related disciplines to get their insights and perspectives on these universal, yet still rarely talked-about topics around end-of-life.
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The podcast focuses on end-of-life issues, incorporating themes like grief processing, caregiver challenges, and alternative burial methods. Episodes spotlight unique topics such as navigating anticipatory grief, exploring green burial options, and practical healing strategies for trauma. For example, discussions include Jennifer A. O'Brien's insights on caregiving through art and Susan Hannifin-MacNab's tools for healing from grief.
On the LightAtTheEnd.com Podcast, we talk to experts in healthcare, deathcare, legal, financial, and other related disciplines to get their insights and perspectives on these universal, yet still rarely talked-about topics around end-of-life.
In this episode of the LightAtTheEnd.com Podcast, host Kevin Berk discusses pet end-of-life care with Dr. Liz Tringas, a veterinarian and founder of Spanish Trail Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Tringas offers insights on assessing a pet's quality of life, and the considerations for deciding when it might be time to say goodbye. She highlights the importance of understanding individual pet behaviors, using quality of life assessments like those provided by Lap of Love, a hospice care organization. Dr. Tringas also details the euthanasia process, its emotional impact on pet owners, and discusses the various options for cremation and memorializing pets. She touches on the role of pet insurance, financial constraints, and the emotional toll on veterinarians. Emphasizing compassion and support, Dr. Tringas reassures pet owners that euthanasia can be a humane gift to alleviate suffering.
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