(Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, educator, professor, and grandfather. He is now devoted to to end-of-life activism. Bloomsbury published his 10th book, Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, last October.… (Continue reading ...)
Dr. Creagan practiced at the Mayo Clinic more than 41 years. He is the first Mayo consultant to be board certified in hospice and palliative medicine; holds three emeritus positions at the Mayo Clinic Medical School, and is the author of two award-winning books.… (Continue reading ...)
(Marc Malamud is an end-of-life doula and leader of Papa J Virtual Death Café. He heads a nonprofit death doula service called Transitioning Doula. Marc is also a multimedia designer for social media and websites, event organizer, and A/V professional.)… (Continue reading ...)
(Cathy J. Yuhas, RN, is a death doula, author, and educator helping families find clarity and comfort at the end of life. She is founder of Dying Matters, LLC and author of Have You Heard You Are Dying? Her new book is Walking Each Other Home: Guiding Caregivers and Community Through the Sacred Passage of Death.… (Continue reading ...)
(Danny Kenny is a senior consultant and facilitator at InspireCorps and a writer for Big Think and his Substack, Seeking Wisdom. A PhD in Behavioral Science, he specializes in organizational and culture development, leadership transformation, and evidence-based behavior change to empower others to live a fulfilling life of meaning and purpose.… (Continue reading ...)
(Althea Halchuck is a Board-Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA) with over 20 years of experience advocating for the vulnerable and dying. She started Ending Well! Patient Advocacy to assist those at the end of their lives, offering support – including end-of-life counseling, advance care planning, legacy creation, and doula/vigil services.… (Continue reading ...)
(Faye Girsh is a retired clinical and forensic psychologist. She founded the Hemlock Society of San Diego 38 years ago when it was a chapter of Hemlock Society USA, started by Derek Humphry in 1980, which since 2005 is a fully autonomous 501(c)(3) organization.… (Continue reading ...)
(Michelle Witte has a deep personal connection to the cause of Final Exit Network (FEN). In 2022, she cared for her mother through the painful final stages of Parkinson’s disease—an experience that profoundly shaped her understanding of the need for compassionate end-of-life options.… (Continue reading ...)
(Rev. Dr. Dylan Thomas Doyle, an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and board-certified hospital chaplain, is a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Information Science. His research explores the intersection between values, healthcare, AI, and information system design.… (Continue reading ...)
Bill Simmons is a retired attorney who specialized in environmental, corporate, and real estate law. He is an adviser and former board member of Hemlock Society of San Diego. For more than 15 years, he’s taught and is still teaching end-of-life issues. … (Continue reading ...)
