Ep 13: Grief and the Calendar with Lisa Simonin, MSS LCSW
Release Date: 11/30/2021
Episode 28: Death is Not a Dirty Word Feat. Sara Chambers
Bringing Life To Hospice
Today, we hear from Sara Chambers, Community Educator for Hospice of Northwest Ohio about breaking the societal barriers with death and dying.
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Episode 27: End-of-Life Doula feat. Kim Burgess
Bringing Life To Hospice
Today, we hear from Kim Burgess, the Founder of Comforting Transitions, as well as one of our very own Hospice of Southern Illinois Volunteers. She is an experienced adult-geriatric nurse practitioner who specializes as a senior care manager and end-of-life doula. During this episode, she explains what an end-of-life doula is and some stories she has during the end-of-life journey.
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Episode 26: Benefits of being a Volunteer feat. Shelly Black
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Today, will hear from Shelly Black, Volunteer Services Manager here at Hospice of Southern Illinois about the benefits of being a volunteer. We would not be the company we are today without their generous hearts and commitment to our mission. In honor of Volunteer month in April, we wanted to celebrate early by telling you all more about becoming a volunteer.
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Episode 25: Parkinson's Disease
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Today, we hear from Amanda Landsbaum on Parkinson Disease. Amanda is currenly the program director of the American Parkinson Disease Association and is passionate about providing high quality, accessible programming for people and their families living with Parkinson's Disease. Tune in to hear from Amanda and her knowledge on Parkinson's!
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Pet Loss Grief feat. Sarah Hoggan
Bringing Life To Hospice
Today, we hear from Dr. Sarah Hogann on pet loss grief. Dr. Hoggan is the medical director of the VCA CVS Murrieta facility in California. She has been in private practice with an emphasis in emergency medicine since veterinary school graduation. She explains how griving a pet is different than a human and her experience caring for animals as a veterinarian.
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Episode 23: Growing Belleville Thru Community Chats x Amy Richter
Bringing Life To Hospice
Growing Belleville Thru Community Chats sat down with our President and CEO, Amy Richter, to talk leadership, community, and all things hospice. To enjoy more episode of Growing Belleville Thru Community Chats, you can find them on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Apple Podcasts: Spotify: YouTube:
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Episode 22: One Last Dance feat. Amy Therrian
Bringing Life To Hospice
Today, we hear from a caregiver who saw Hospice of Southern Illinois' care firsthand. Amy Therrian, Executive Director of Cedarhurst of Breese, has a unique perspective on hospice care. Amy knows hospice from all angles from seeing hospice providers through her position in long-term and nursing care, and also from being her dad's caregiver during his end-of-life journey. In this episode, she shares memories of her father that are sure to pull at your heart strings. As well as, the importance of dignity at the end of life for patients and caregivers.
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Episode 21: The Skin You're In- Aging and Your Skin
Bringing Life To Hospice
Let's shine a light on the largest organ- your skin, with special guest Amy Bruggeman! This episode discusses how to care for our skin as we age to avoid wounds and breakage at the end of life. Amy Bruggemann MSN APRN-BC, CWS received her Nurse Practitioner degree from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, with an undergrad from Barnes Jewish Hospital. Amy has worked in many nursing roles from CNA to DON prior to becoming an NP. In 2004, she joined Specialized Wound Management as their Director of Clinical Operations, as she is a certified wound specialist through the...
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Episode 20: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hospice Care
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In this episode, we share an encore of our January 2023 CE You Online Webinar: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hospice Care with Sherita Haigler SHERITA M. HAIGLER serves as the Vice President, Diversity, and Inclusion at a local non-profit and a consultant to those interested in building and advancing their DEI organizational efforts. Sherita’s primary responsibility is to lead the internal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts and ensure they align with the strategic plan of the organization. As the lead/consultant Sherita, works in partnership with leadership and Human...
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Ep 19: Grief, Children, & the Holidays
Bringing Life To Hospice
Join us for a conversation with Becky Byrne of Annie's Hope ( on children, family grief, and how it affects the holidays. In this episode, we'll also explore how to handle holiday traditions, in the midst of grief. External Links Contact Annie's Hope: National Alliance for Children's Grief:
info_outlineLisa Simonin is a licensed social worker and bereavement counselor. In this episode, She shares how the calendar, and specifically holidays, may affect our grief and traditions. Lisa provides advice on how to keep the memory of our loved ones alive during the holidays, while still healing in the grieving process.