I had a lovely conversation with Carol Hamilton from the Feminist Podcast Collective on the loss of her parents. Carol hosts the podcast Mission: Impact. Where she facilitates whole-brain equity-focused strategic planning, evaluation design, and organizational assessments for nonprofits and associations.

You can find her podcast here: https://pod.link/missionimpact

She is also a consultant for non-profits and you can get more info on that here: https://www.gracesocialsector.com/

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It’s my 100th full episode1 I’m so thrilled to have come this far. Here’s to 100 more.

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70% of Americans want to die at home but only 30% do. What gives? How can we get our wishes at end of life?

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TW: mentions of addiction and some cursing.

I had another great conversation this week. Becky Mollenkamp is a feminist coach for small business owners who are ready to make a big leap in business but also want to check out of hustle culture. She lost her brother very suddenly in 2010 to an overdose. We shared so many similar stories in our sibling loss here and I’m so happy to share with.

You can find Becky at:

https://beckymollenkamp.com

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I had another lovely conversation with the up and coming author Jessica Waite.

When life handed her a riveting, horrifying and surprisingly beautiful story, Jessica Waite transformed herself into a writer. Now she harnesses the healing potential of storytelling to help others find their way back to joy and connection. Jessica is the creator of endlesstories.love, a website for bereaved people to keep memories alive. Her memoir “The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards” is coming out with Simon & Schuster July 30.

You can find Jessica here: Jessicawaite.work

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TW: Language and mentions of abuse

I had another great conversation here with Vanessa Joy. Vanessa is an Autistic, ADHD trans woman that survived nearly four decades of familial abuse. She is now the head of her own podcast, Transcending Humanity, a professional photographer, and a leader in the Ohio Equal Rights organization working on amending the Ohio Constitution to enshrine equality, and stop hateful legislation.

You can find Vanessa here:

Personal stuff: https://linktr.ee/vanesstradiol Podcast: https://linktr.ee/transcendinghumanity Ohio Equal Rights: https://www.ohioequalrights.com/

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I’m not a funeral director and neither are you. Unless you are. Anyway, a lot goes into planning a funeral so let’s talk about all the choices we need to make and how we can make this as painless as possible!

Mentioned in the episode:

https://theamateursguide.com/2024/06/10/how-to-plan-a-funeral/

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Have you ever lost someone you worked with? It’s a complicated grief to be certain. Let’s talk about it.

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