Send us a text In this episode, my guest is John White. John had two near-death experiences that completely changed his life and his ideas about the spirit world, he shares some of his insights with us in this episode. During his first NDE, he had a car accident and the only thing he can recall is the moment of impact, it felt like he was propelled through space inside a balloon, stretching and then snapping back in an instant. When he finally came to his senses, his wife at the time was yelling...
Sep 04, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Send us a text In this episode, my guest is Amy Hensley. Amy, co-creator of Sips and Wishes, introduces an approach to accessible medical education through relaxed and interactive gatherings held in homes. Amy's connection with her best friend, Erin, who specialized in teaching nursing students about death and dying, prompted her to recognize the importance of including this topic in medical education. Unlike her own nursing school experience, Erin's curriculum focused on fostering comfort aroun...
Aug 27, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Send us a text In this episode, I'm joined by Francesca Zampaglione, who has a unique perspective on death due to her background as a first-generation American with Italian immigrant parents. She is the host of the "Office Flip Flops" podcast, where she and her guests share advice and insights. Despite the name, it's not about shoes; it's a source of quick inspiration with guests like TEDx speakers and authors, keeping episodes under 20 minutes for an easy, uplifting experience. In this episode,...
Aug 21, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Send us a text In this episode, my guest is Rev. Ogun Holder. Rev. Ogun Holder is the co-founder of project_SANCTUS - a safe, brave, online space to discover and be our Holiest self, and in so doing, together, create a world of love, justice, and liberation for all. He is an ordained Unity minister (2011), and an award-winning author, and he holds certifications in spiritual coaching, grief & bereavement counseling, and the Enneagram. Rev. Ogun is open to working with new clients for spiritu...
Aug 13, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text In this episode, I have a guest, Kristy Sue Bishop. Kristy Sue has devoted herself to exploring the depths of life’s shadows with identity death and embracing her new identity as the grieving slut and the rebirth witch. Kristy’'s journey began with the death of her ex-husband, which brought about complicated grief and a sense of isolation as she didn't fit into the mold of a traditional widow. This difficult experience set her on a path of healing by addressing her grief. During t...
Aug 07, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a text In this episode, I'm joined by Patrick Gigliotti, a hospice care consultant with Compassus Hospice and Palliative Care in New Jersey. We discuss his work and the insights he has gained while working with hospice patients. We also share personal stories, focusing on the importance of being comfortable and open about ourselves without fear of judgment. One significant topic we explore is the necessity of having conversations with our parents about their end-of-life wishes. Instead o...
Jul 30, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text In this episode, my guest is Emily Cross. Emily Cross is a multi-talented individual residing in Dorset, England, who has dedicated her career to serving the dying. In 2017, Emily established her own practice, to provide support to both the dying and their families. Recently she expanded her doula work to include both in-person and online services at the Steady Waves Center for Contemplation in Abbotsbury, Dorset, a community hub that offers end-of-life resources, education, medit...
Jul 23, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text My guest is Jeff Hopper, and we get right into the conversation with this one. Jeff is a hospice chaplain and he talks with me about his life journey to becoming a chaplain. He also tells us about his work with patients, along with the valuable lessons he's gained along the way. While incarcerated, Jeff encountered a Christian Hells Angel biker while, and despite his impending life sentence, he prayed for their meal. This encounter sparked a 30-year journey of self-discovery that ...
Jul 09, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Joining me today is Narayani Gaia, a spiritual guide who helps individuals harness their energy, transform their sensitivity into strengths, and heal the past. She offers private sessions and group training both locally and remotely. In our conversation, Narayani will share her personal experience of losing her partner and the valuable insights she gained while navigating the grieving process. Along her journey, she discovered answers to many questions through various cultures and...
Jul 03, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text In this podcast episode is Dr. Casey Sanders and we delve into two taboo topics in our culture: sex and death. It's important to note that our conversation will not go into sexually explicit content. Instead, we aim to promote healthy dialogues among loved ones. Dr. Casey Sanders, is a 35-year-old chiropractor and podcast host from Fort Worth, Texas. He is co-host, alongside his wife Kari, of the podcast "Cum With KC". Through their podcast, Dr. Casey and Kari aim to bridge the ga...
Jun 26, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text In this podcast episode, Alison Kepple is the guest speaker who shares insights into the differences between palliative care and hospice care. Alison is a Palliative Care Social Worker, End-of-Life Doula, and Psychopomp based in central New Jersey. She fulfills her sacred duties by providing support to hospitalized individuals and their families through serious illness and injury, normalizing the dying process, and offering end-of-life education to interdisciplinary staff. In addi...
Jun 18, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with my friend Teri Brown, a talented singer/songwriter, about her journey of personal growth and transformation. Teri opened up about the evolution of her spiritual beliefs and how they have reshaped her perspective on death and dying. She also shared her experiences with psychedelics and the profound impact they have had on managing anxiety and depression. Teri emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance and body positivity as inte...
Jun 11, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Kat Zammuto, a woman of mixed French and Brazilian heritage, has spent the majority of her life residing in the United States. Growing up in California, she was exposed to the world of entertainment and modeling from a very young age, thanks to her father's occupation as a TV and video producer. Kat's artistic inclinations extend across various creative domains. Equipped with experience in modeling, acting, and digital media, as well as a degree in Business and Communications, s...
Jun 04, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text In this episode, my guest is Suzanne Anderson, she has worked as a psychologist, author, coach, leadership consultant, and transformational teacher for over 30 years. We talk about her new book “You Make Your Path By Walking” which she wrote after her beloved husband took his life, and how she used trauma and loss in a way that was profoundly transformational. Part memoir, part guidebook, “You Make Your Path By Walking” accompanies readers on their own journeys through the barren ...
May 29, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text My guest on the show today is Stephen Jenkinson, and he challenged me to think a little differently about what I believed to be true about death, dying, grief, and living life. I hope this interview does the same for you. Stephen is the author of 6 books, a storyteller, musician, culture activist, a ceremonialist, and a grief literacy advocate with many years of experience. In this episode , he shares some of his wisdom with us. In our society, death is often shrouded in silence a...
May 21, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text My guest this week is Zil Eiler. Life & Business Coach Zil Eiler is originally from São Paulo Brazil and she comes from a family of entrepreneurs where she learned foundational business concepts at a very young age. Today she lives in So Cal with her 3 kids and hubby, and has focused her efforts on Coaching coaches and entrepreneurs to gain the confidence, mindset shifts, and skills necessary to build a successful business their way. Zil shares with us a bit about her experien...
May 15, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text This week is part two of my conversation with Jay Deutsch about the healing journey he went on after the death of his wife by suicide. We will pick back up at the story of Jay being in the cemetery, the moment he forgave Larissa, and what life was like afterward. After finding forgiveness, Jay gets thrown back into a dark night of the soul, triggered by a relationship with his twin flame. During a two week rapid awakening, Jay woke up a different person. Everything he believed for...
May 08, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Welcome back to Seeing Death Clearly. I'm your host, Jill McClennen, a death doula and end-of-life coach. The conversations I have with my guests may challenge you to think outside the box of what you believe to be true about death, dying grief, and learning to live life to the fullest. This week's episode is a little different. I have a conversation with Jay Deutsche about the healing journey, he went on after the death of his wife by suicide. Because the finished episode ended u...
May 02, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text In this episode, my guest is Dr. Jessica Metcalfe, she is a general dentist by trade but ended up specializing in working with cancer patients. Jessica kept wishing away the next 25 to 30 years, thinking she has to get through the dental profession and make it to retirement but working at the cancer center showed her that not everyone makes it to retirement and we need to live life today. We talk about her work with patients and how when you go through cancer treatments it may aff...
Apr 23, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Laura West is a Registered Nurse, energy healer, psychic medium, author, and podcast host dedicated to both the sciences and spirituality. She hosts her own podcast called A Guided Life and authored her book titled Guided. She is dedicated to spreading the word of love and teaching others how to communicate with their spirit guides through intuition. Growing up Laura did not experience a lot of death, her Grandmother died when she was a teenager and Laura shares what she thinks he...
Apr 17, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text In this episode, my guest is Patrick Linfante. Patrick Linfante has experienced more valleys and mountaintops than most people – transforming from a broken man to an Ironman. He uses his experience to give listeners a vision for creating their own path to their dreams, their own vision, and to recapturing the dream of their life. Patrick should have died in a car accident 12 years ago. After that experience, he devoted his life to sharing his story to help people not feel so alone...
Apr 09, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Welcome back to Seeing Death Clearly. I'm your host, Jill McClennen, a death doula and end-of-life coach. In this episode, I talk with Danikah Rose Danikah is a poet, a singer-songwriter, a mother, and a lover. She does business consulting and strategy and uses her intuition to help guide her clients. Danikah is also a psychic medium of 13 years and has a strong connection with people who have passed on. Her business name is Danikah Rose Creative, and you can find her on all the p...
Apr 02, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Welcome back to Seeing Death Clearly. I'm your host, Jill McClennen, a death doula and end-of-life coach. In this episode, I talk with my friend Beth McMillian. Beth McMillan is the forever winner of “2 Truths and A Lie”. She loves her boring job at the coolest place on earth and belongs to one cat. She has 2 kids, a mortgage, and is a Real AdultⓇ about 42% of the time. Seeing Death Clearly is a show that challenges you to think about your beliefs about death, dying, grief, and li...
Mar 27, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text In today's episode, I'm talking with Erin Hodgson. I love talking with Erin, I was a guest on the podcast she cohosts and our conversation always flows so naturally. You can find a link to that episode here . Erin and I talk about having tough conversations with children as well as how to work with our grief in a way that we can access it without it overwhelming us. Erin is a psychic medium and intuitive healer who specializes in working with grief. Erin has a long personal histor...
Mar 19, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text In episode 9 of Seeing Death Clearly, my guest is Mary McMonagle. Mary is your healing hype girl guiding you to live a purposeful life through her spiritual lifestyle brand True Vibe. She is a reiki master teaching students to heal, transform and understand their life's purpose from a vibrational level. Also, she is a certified quantum life and energy coach. Her brand True Vibe is about following your heart and staying true to yourself. She believes healing doesn't happen overnigh...
Mar 13, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text In episode 8 of Seeing Death Clearly, my guest today is Kelly Hayler. Kelly is a trained End of Life Doula based in New York City with a deep understanding and respect that everyone brings their own fears, beliefs, and experiences to the topic of death and dying. Her background is in project management which means she knows how to get organized and address your needs as quickly as possible. She is here to assist with your questions and navigate the path forward by talking about wh...
Mar 06, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text In episode 7 of Seeing Death Clearly, my guest today is Fiona Pimentel. Fiona grew up in the UK but lives in the Cayman Islands and has for the last 21 years. Fiona and I talk about her experiences with death and dying, focusing on the death of her sister and her mother within a few weeks of each other. It is an interesting story, she shares how things lined up in a way that almost felt like they were meant to be that way and how it allowed her to be with her mother for the last f...
Feb 25, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text In today’s episode, I talk with my friend Brion about his experiences growing up as a Black man in America. The experiences he shares do not represent how all Black men grow up in the United States, but it is his experience growing up in Trenton NJ. It started with the death of his grandfather when he was 8 years old, and not understanding what he was feeling and how to process the grief. Brion is a follower of Islam and he shares with us the beliefs that he has about death and dy...
Feb 20, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text In today’s episode, I am talking with Bex Feltmann. Bex of Helper B LLC Holistic Healing Support is a former western medicine nurse of over 15 years with experience as an ER nurse and OR First Assistant who has adopted a more holistic approach as a provider. She is a practicing holistic health and well-being astrologer and a Certified Provider of Compassionate Bereavement Care® offering empowering client-centered care through all of life’s transitions. Her work is rooted in self-a...
Feb 12, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text In today's episode, Jill McClennen talks with Lauren Fonseca about the death of her sister at a young age, as well as Jill and Lauren’s love for the state of NJ. Lauren talks about the experience of having a sister live with and die from Cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes problems with breathing and digestion. CF affects about 35,000 people in the United States. (source https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/cystic_fibrosis.htm ) When Lauren was ...
Feb 06, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
