Special Episode: Coronavirus
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What happens when the prospect of death - our own and the people we care about - is suddenly not so abstract? What does constructive contemplation of mortality look like… in the middle of a pandemic?
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Cultivate "Don't Know" Mind
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This week we continue into the 5th of Frank’s Invitations, Cultivate Don’t Know Mind. In this episode we continue sharing our personal experiences around each invitation, as well as challenging the application. Our conversation returns to two basic questions: 1) what leads to a good death? and 2) what leads to a good life? Listen in! RESOURCES: Ostaseski, Frank, The Five Invitations (Flatiron Books, 2017). Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute. He has lectured at Harvard...
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Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things
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SHOW NOTES: This week we continue into the 4th of Frank’s Invitations, Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things. In this episode we continue sharing our personal experiences around each invitation, as well as challenging the application. Our conversation returns to two basic questions: 1) what leads to a good death? and 2) what leads to a good life? Listen in! RESOURCES: Ostaseski, Frank, The Five Invitations (Flatiron Books, 2017). Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta...
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Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience
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SHOW NOTES: This week we continue into the 3rd of Frank’s Invitations, Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience. In this episode we continue sharing our personal experiences around each invitation, as well as challenging the application. Our conversation returns to two basic questions: 1) What leads to a good death? and 2) What does that tell us about how to live a good life? with your own thoughts. We may share on a future episode. RESOURCES: Ostaseski, Frank, The Five Invitations (Flatiron Books, 2017). Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist...
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Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing
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SHOW NOTES: This week we continue into the 2nd of Frank’s Invitations, Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing. In this episode we continue sharing our personal experiences around each invitation, as well as challenging the application. Our conversation returns to two basic questions: 1) What leads to a good death? and 2) What does that tell us about how to live a good life? Listen in. Leave us a voicemail with your own thoughts. We may share on a future episode. RESOURCES: Ostaseski, Frank, The Five Invitations (Flatiron Books, 2017). Frank Ostaseski is an...
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Don't Wait!
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WE’RE BACK for SEASON TWO…. IT’S DONE FOR! EPISODE 1: This season, we've selected the book The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski. We jump right into episode 1 with the first Invitation: Don’t Wait. We’ll continue to circle back to our foundational questions: 1) What leads to a good death? and 2) What does that tell us about how to live a good life? Listen in as we continue the conversation, and tell us how you’re answering these questions. If you like this, tell someone! Please help us out by sharing it and spreading the conversation. RESOURCES: The Five...
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February, 2019 Update
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Hey there, The team at Done For is hard at work on Season 2. Meanwhile, can you help us share our mission of bringing this topic - Death & Dying - out of the shadows? Please share us with a friend and on social media. or on Twitter
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Our trailer is out!
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We're getting really close to launching season 1. Stay tuned! Meanwhile, here's a taste...
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Episode 1: We're Done For!
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Meet Andrew Chirch, David Greenson, and Jessica Shine, and learn what Done For is all about - and what it isn't.
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Episode 2: Denial
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This episode is all about Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross' first stage of grief and grieving: Denial.
info_outlineThis week we continue into the 5th of Frank’s Invitations, Cultivate Don’t Know Mind. In this episode we continue sharing our personal experiences around each invitation, as well as challenging the application.
Our conversation returns to two basic questions: 1) what leads to a good death? and 2) what leads to a good life? Listen in!
RESOURCES:
Ostaseski, Frank, The Five Invitations (Flatiron Books, 2017). Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute. He has lectured at Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, Wisdom.2.0 and teaches at major spiritual centers around the globe. Frank is the 2018 recipient of the prestigious Humanities Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Zen koans are stories or sayings that are used as meditation prompts. Read more about them here: https://www.britannica.com/topic/koan.
If you or someone you love is grappling with dementia, know that you don’t have to deal with it alone. You can find resources here: https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/caregiverinfo/careforcaregivers/support/.
You can find Frank’s great book club discussion guide on his website at https://fiveinvitations.com/book-club/.
Venn diagrams are ways of showing the overlap of different phenomena. You can read more about them here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram.
Brain plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to adapt and change over the course of our lifetime. You can read more about it here: https://www.brainhq.com/brain-resources/brain-plasticity/what-is-brain-plasticity/
Gumby is the clay-mation creation of Art Clokey. You can read about him here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby.
Plastic Man is a character in the DC comics universe who can stretch and extend his body. You can read about him here: https://www.dccomics.com/characters/plastic-man.
Learn more about Andrew Chirch, David Greenson, and Jessica Shine at DoneForPodcast.com