Ask Doctor Death
Episodes
EP 44: Death Positive Practices, Imagery and Icons from the Victorian Era
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this fascinating trip to the Victorian era we learn about a world in which people had a much healthier relationship with death than we have today, ...
EP 43: Barbara Karnes RN
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Karnes, RN is an award winning end of life educator, award winning nurse, NHPCO Hospice Innovator award winner 2018 & 2015 International H...
EP 42: Life with Ghosts: After-Death Communication and Continuing Bonds with the Deceased
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's interview with writer/director/producer Stephen Z. Berkley touches on a vast spectrum of topics related to interdimensional communication...
EP 41: Dr. Christopher Kerr - Dreams and Visions of the Dying
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since his 2015 TED talk, Christopher Kerr MD had rapidly risen to become a household name in the field of death and afterlife studies. His back...
EP 40: Dr. Joshua Black on Grief Dreams
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joshua Black is one of the presenters at our upcoming 2024 Conference on Death, Grief and Belief (online August 24, 2024). His reasearch on the ...
EP 39: Richard Groves on Deathbed Mystics: A Universal Experience
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are very honored to have Professor Richard Groves with us today, and as part of our roster for the 2024 Conference on Death, Grief and Belief, whic...
EP 38: Gregory Shushan PhD on Near-Death Journeys Across Cultures and Throughout History
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled to have Dr. Shushan with us again this year. His body of work in the field of near-death studies is unrivaled on near-death experien...
EP 37: Dr. Kenneth Doka on Mystical Experiences at the Bedside
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In support of our upcoming Summer 2024 Death, Grief and Belief Conference, one of our esteemed speakers, Dr. Ken Doka, spoke with us about two phenome...
EP 36: Medical Aid in Dying: A Chaplain’s Perspective
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ep. 439 Medical Aid in Dying: A Chaplain’s Perspective with Rev. Dr. Terri Daniel This episode aired on 1/22/24 on Dr. Karen Wyatt's END OF...
EP 35: A Veterinarian Talks About Euthanasia for Animals
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Deborah Aronson is a Philadelphia veterinarian who has a unqiue background for her work in end-of-life care for animals and grief support for the ...
EP 34: The Yucky Stuff
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING! This conversation addresses bodily death and disposition, and contains graphic descriptions of what happens to a body during death, m...
EP 33: Dr. Korie Leigh - Helping Children Manage Grief and Loss
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Korie Leigh is a child life specialist and grief counselor whose new book What Does Grief Feel LIke is for chidren who are grieving, and includes ...
EP 32: Whitewashing Violence in the Hebrew Bible - with Rev. Caffie Risher
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Caffie Risher is a Christian pastor and grief counselor who is deeply aware of the presence of toxic theology in scripture and in the teachin...
EP 31: Ken Doka PhD - Grief and Resilience- Part Two
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the field of death and bereavement studies, Dr. Ken Doka is one of today's premiere thought leaders and researchers (his publications and cr...
EP 30: Robert Neimeyer, PhD - Grief and Resilience - Part One
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are very excited to presesnt this interview with Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D., who is among the leading researchers in the field of death and bereavem...
EP 29: There Are No Stages of Grief - BONUS EPISODE
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello friends!In preparation for a training program I'm designing for a local hospice, I've decided to record this commentary on the "s...
EP 28: What Dying Children Know
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When a child is terminally ill, parents agonize over how to tell the child about their prognosis, and how to decide when to stop treatment when a cure...
EP 27: What Happens When we DON'T Die?
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the beginning of human thought, we've pondered the great metaphysical question, "What happens when we die?" But now, thanks to ...
EP: 26 - To Infinity and Beyond - with Peter Panagore, MDiv
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Peter Panagore has been pronouced dead twice; once after freezing to death while ice climbing, and again, years later, after a heart attack. Bo...
EP 23: Separating Myth From Meaning - With Joshua Bowen, PhD
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Bowen PhD graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2017 with a Ph.D. in Assyriology and a minor in Hebrew Bible, and specializes in the S...
EP 25: Leaving Religion: A Step-by-Step Guide with Clint Heacock PhD
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Clint Heacock gives us a sneak peek at the the presentation he'll be giving at our 2022 CONFERENCE ON DEATH GRIEF AND BELIEF, in which he wil...
EP. 24: Spiritual But Not Religious - with Dr. Terri Daniel
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you identify as “spiritual but not religious,” you are not alone. Do you know there’s now an acronym for that? It’s called S.B.N.R., and ...
EP 22: The Thinking Atheist - with Seth Andrews
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer of 30 years who escaped the bonds of fundamentalism to become one of the leading voices...
EP 21: Near-Death Experiences: A Feedback Loop of Cultural Influence - with Dr. Gregory Shushan
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will introduce you to the most in-depth research available to date on NDEs throughout history and across cultures... with some fascinatin...
BONUS EPISODE - Why We're So Interested in Death
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special bonus episode where Dr. Karen and Dr. Terri interview each other .We decided it was time to do some self-disclosure so that our list...
EP 20: Thank God I'm Atheist - with Dan Beecher
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is one half of the brilliantly funny team that hosts the THANK GOD I'M ATHEIST podcast, which recently marked its 500th episode! Co-host Fran...
EP19: Ultra Orthodox
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Dr. Death speaks with Pesach Eisen, MCH-LP, a psychotherapist and researcher focusing primarily on the intersection of religious disaffiliatio...
EP 18: In the Realm of Death and Dreaming
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are delighted to be speaking with Johanna Lunn, director of the film In the Realm of Death & Dreaming, which is the first of four docum...
EP 17: A Jewish Chaplain's Perspective
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've had many conversations here on Ask Doctor Death about a variety of religious views, but have rarely touched on Jewish beliefs and practic...
EP 16: Final Exit
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Rev. Kevin Bradley, who serves on the board of the Final Exit Network, an organization that supports the human right to a death ...
EP 15: Healing the Trauma of Hellfire Indoctrination
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Dr. Daniel talks with Andrew Jasko M.Div (MA Counseling Psychology in progress). Andrew was a Princeton Seminary educated m...
EP 14: The Weirdest Afterlife Ever
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode includes profanity and religion-bashing. If these things offend you, listen at your own risk. In this episode, Doctor Death talks with th...
EP 13: Death and Religious Trauma Syndrome - with Dr. Clint Heacock - WARNING... Politics and Religion Being Discussed!
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING! If you aren't comfortable with conversations about religion or politics, this episode talks about both and how they are entwined in toda...
EP 12: Death as a Rite of Passage - with Shamanic Practitioner Kitty Edwards
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kitty Edwards, MA is the executive director of The Living & Dying Consciously Project. She is an Ayni Energy practitioner who helps those confront...
EP 11: Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing - with Daniel Foor PhD
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel is a teacher and practitioner whose training as a doctor of psychology and licensed marriage and family therapist informs his work with earth-h...
EP 10: Facing Death as a Young Adult: A Study in Conscious Dying with Jeff Black MD
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Black. MD, MDiv, CAS is a psychiatrist who also happens to be a shamanic practitioner. In addition to his traditional medical and chaplaincy trai...
EP 9: Grief, Guilt, Suicide and Stage Theories
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is Kenneth Doka, PhD, one of the world's leading experts on death, dying and bereavement. Ken is a professor emeritus at t...
EP 8: Dr. Life Meets Dr. Death
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Justice MD is a double board certified physician in emergency medicine and pediatrics. He is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Ce...
EP. 7: Shamanic Journeying in Clinical Settings
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transforming the Despair and Grief of COVID-19 Isolation Through Shamanic JourneysDavid M. Steinhorn, M.D., a specialist in pediatric critical care, p...
EP. 6: Fear, Loss, Trauma and Grief: Managing Anxiety in Difficult Times
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the Corona virus epidemic continues, clinical psychologist and bereavement specialist Sonya Lott PhD shares her wisdom about how to manage overwhel...
EP. 5: Death and the Corona Virus: Truth, Triage and Moral Injury
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk with Christopher Kerr MD, medical director of Hospice Buffalo, who is conducting breakthrough research on the dreams and visions of ...
EP. 4: Grief and the Corona Virus: Recognizing Deep Existential Losses
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short recording, Dr. Daniel talks about the many types of losses we're experiencing as the Corona virus pandemic throws our lives into ch...
EP. 3: Home Funerals and Body Care with Jerrigrace Lyons
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Doctor Death talks with death midwife, educator and home funeral guide Jerrigrace Lyons, who gained national attention when she was featured in the ...
EP. 2: Hope is Not Always the Answer
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This recording was from a panel discussion on Conscious Dying in Clinical Settings at the 2015 Afterlife Conference in Norfolk, VA. The panel was mode...
EP. 1: Misconceptions and Medical Misunderstandings
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the premiere episode of Ask Doctor Death! In our kick-off episode, the doctors discuss the history of death practices over the last 500 yea...
BONUS EPISODE: Interview with Psychic Medium Thomas John
15 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a special bonus, here's a short but very informative conversation with Thomas John, one of the most popular psychic mediums on the world stage...