Maggie Gannon's guest appearances

Maggie Gannon

End-of-Life University

Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life Podcast

Billy Fingers

Annie Kagan

Debra Diamond

Terri Daniel

Ken Wilber

Caitlin Doughty

Mary Oliver

Mary Roach

Joanna Penn

William Peters

Matt Mckay

Joe DiNardo

Roger Moore

Stephen Jenkinson

Stacy Smith

OwlTail

Maggie Gannon is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist and the CEO/co-founder of HAVEN, the all-in-one, under-one-roof space for legacy preservation. After taking care of head and neck cancer patients for over 25 years and with her own history of death and loss, Maggie created Haven, a customer-focused company built from the ground up to give the dying a voice. This digital, end-of-life platform compassionately helps the dying person and his or her family, along with the companies and agencies that serve them, to successfully navigate the end-of-life. --- Support this podcast:https://anchor.fm/griefandrebirth/support

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggie-gannon-7107137/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Maggie Gannon</a> is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist and the CEO/co-founder of <a href="https://www.hvnlegacy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">HAVEN</a>, the all-in-one, under-one-roof space for legacy preservation. After taking care of head and neck cancer patients for over 25 years and with her own history of death and loss, Maggie created Haven, a customer-focused company built from the ground up to give the dying a voice. This digital, end-of-life platform compassionately helps the dying person and his or her family, along with the companies and agencies that serve them, to successfully navigate the end-of-life. --- Support this podcast:<a href="https://anchor.fm/griefandrebirth/support" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/griefandrebirth/support</a>

Maggie Gannon: Dying Is As Natural As Being Born. Do Not Wait To Plan For Life’s Last Chapter – Reach Out, Give The Elephant In The Room – Death – A Big Hug And Live With Purpose.

Heidi Connolly

Learn about a new platform that helps people create their own obituary or legacy project to benefit their loved ones after death. My guests are Maggie Gannon, an Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist who started My Living Obituary, and Heidi Connolly, an author, musician and intuitive coach who helps people write their obituaries. Maggie created My Living Obituary to help palliative care and hospice teams increase quality of life and improve patient experience. Heidi helps people using the platform craft their own stories to leave behind as a legacy for their loved ones. Learn more about their work at these websites: Maggie: www.mylivingobituary.com Heidi: www.theobitwriter.net and www.heidiconnolly.com Read the transcript Listen on YouTube Listen here: This episode includes: The evidence behind legacy therapy to enhance dignity at the end of life based on research by Dr. Harvey ChochinovHow telling our life story helps us find meaning in our existenceLegacy therapy helps improve quality of life and decrease depression for patientsStudies have shown that family members benefit from legacy therapy as wellListening to patients’ stories has been shown to increase their sense of worth and valueHow the legacy therapy platform can be incorporated into the intake process for patients and used to measure quality of life and bill for advance care planningTips for writing an obituary:Just get startedYou don’t have to be a good writerMake lists of characteristics, preferences, storiesFind a good “hook” for the storyInclude poems, music, videosThe benefits of having a guide and a platform to help people craft an obituaryCreating your own living obituary before you die helps unburden loved ones at the time of your deathHow this platform allows unlimited space for obituaries, unlike newspaper obituariesHow clinical staff can use the platform to enroll new patients and assist them with the life review questions Links mentioned in this episode: What Really Matters PodcastDr. Harvey Chochinov: Dignity Therapy researchMy Living Obituary for hospice and palliative care organizations here Leave me a message by email: karen@karenwyattmd.com, Twitter, Facebook or InstagramSupport your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to SoulSubscribe to this podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Stitcher RadioCheck out the Series I’ve recorded in the past hereJoin the team at Patreon.com/eolu and get access to the EOLU mug: “Mind if we talk about death?” (only Patrons can purchase it). PLUS get our new bonuses: the monthly EOL News Update, movie reviews from 2 Doctors and a Movie, and automatic access to A Year of Reading Dangerously! If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu! Your contributions make all the difference.

Learn about a new platform that helps people create their own obituary or legacy project to benefit their loved ones after death. My guests are Maggie Gannon, an Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist who started My Living Obituary, and Heidi Connolly, an author, musician and intuitive coach who helps people write their obituaries. Maggie created My Living Obituary to help palliative care and hospice teams increase quality of life and improve patient experience. Heidi helps people using the platform craft their own stories to leave behind as a legacy for their loved ones. Learn more about their work at these websites: Maggie: <a href="https://www.mylivingobituary.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mylivingobituary.com</a> Heidi: <a href="http://www.theobitwriter.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theobitwriter.net</a> and <a href="http://www.heidiconnolly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.heidiconnolly.com</a> <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Podcast-348-Gannon-Connolly-Transcription.docx.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the transcript</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/oOG2wPU1_fE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen on YouTube</a> <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/2022/04/14/ep-348-my-living-obituary-legacy-therapy-at-the-end-of-life-with-maggie-gannon-and-heidi-connolly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen here:</a> <h3>This episode includes:</h3> <ul><li>The evidence behind legacy therapy to enhance dignity at the end of life based on research by Dr. Harvey Chochinov</li><li>How telling our life story helps us find meaning in our existence</li><li>Legacy therapy helps improve quality of life and decrease depression for patients</li><li>Studies have shown that family members benefit from legacy therapy as well</li><li>Listening to patients’ stories has been shown to increase their sense of worth and value</li><li>How the legacy therapy platform can be incorporated into the intake process for patients and used to measure quality of life and bill for advance care planning</li><li>Tips for writing an obituary:<ul><li>Just get started</li><li>You don’t have to be a good writer</li><li>Make lists of characteristics, preferences, stories</li><li>Find a good “hook” for the story</li><li>Include poems, music, videos</li></ul></li><li>The benefits of having a guide and a platform to help people craft an obituary</li><li>Creating your own living obituary before you die helps unburden loved ones at the time of your death</li><li>How this platform allows unlimited space for obituaries, unlike newspaper obituaries</li><li>How clinical staff can use the platform to enroll new patients and assist them with the life review questions</li></ul> <h3>Links mentioned in this episode:</h3> <ul><li><a href="https://anchor.fm/karen-wyatt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Really Matters Podcast</a></li><li>Dr. Harvey Chochinov: <a href="https://dignityincare.ca/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dignity Therapy research</a></li><li>My Living Obituary for hospice and palliative care organizations <a href="https://www.mylivingobituary.com/palliative-care-and-hospice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Leave me a message by email: karen@karenwyattmd.com, <a href="https://twitter.com/spiritualmd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eoluniversity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kwyattmd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Support your local bookstore by buying my books on <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/books-by-karen-wyatt-md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop</a> and Indiebound: <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781786783110" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7 Lessons for Living from the Dying</a> and <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780982685563" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Journey from Ego to Soul</a></li><li>Subscribe to this podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/end-of-life-university/id1033282990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9lb2x1cG9kY2FzdC5jb20vY2F0ZWdvcnkvZW9scG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7bdr4odBlaaDy8NoJhcFsL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-end-of-life-university-31099550/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iHeart Radio</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/karen-wyatt/endoflife-university" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher Radio</a></li><li>Check out the Series I’ve recorded in the past <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/series/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></li><li>Join the team at <a href="http://patreon.com/eolu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/eolu</a> and get access to the EOLU mug: “Mind if we talk about death?” (only Patrons can purchase it). PLUS get our new bonuses: the monthly EOL News Update, movie reviews from 2 Doctors and a Movie, and automatic access to A Year of Reading Dangerously!</li></ul> If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/reviews/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">leaving a review on iTunes</a>. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at <a href="http://patreon.com/eolu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/eolu</a>! Your contributions make all the difference.

Ep. 348  My Living Obituary: Legacy Therapy at the End of Life with Maggie Gannon and Heidi Connolly