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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2025 · 1H 4M

End of Life Matters with Pippa White

from Reskillience · host Catie Payne

Shrug off the cloak of secrecy and awkwardness around death with palliative care nurse Pippa White. I’ve been wanting to bring a death convo to the airwaves for ages, because there’s a huge imbalance between light/dark, above/below, waxing/waning, growth/decay, possessing/relinquishing energies in our culture (and I'm the first person to perpetuate it). Shout out to everyone who sent frank and thoughtful questions for Pippa to answer – you’ll hear them towards the end of the ep.Pippa White is a palliative care nurse and death care advocate and educator in the Anthroposophical tradition. We discuss:🖤 What is Anthroposophic philosophy?🖤 Death care rituals, balms and vigils🖤 Windows into the reality of spirit from people in transition🖤 Why to “do the work” at the eleventh hour🖤 Soothing suffering without drugs🖤 How painful is death?🖤 Different ways to relate to pain🖤 Small, slow solutions to dying (tiny local end of life retreats)🖤 Pet euthanasia, yay or nay?🖤 How to deal with loved ones in denial?🖤 Can you make a living in end of life care?🖤 How do you document/cherish a life?🖤 What folks find difficult when dying?🖤 Grieving to breathe and to love🖤 Birth and death thresholdsLINKY POOS 🧙‍♀️Pippa WhiteAnthroposophical Society AustraliaWhat is Advance Care Planning?Wedgetail RetreatMartín PrechtelStephen Jenkinson[poem] Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas🧡🧡🧡 Show Reskillience some love on Patreon 🧡🧡🧡

Shrug off the cloak of secrecy and awkwardness around death with palliative care nurse Pippa White. I've been wanting to bring a death convo to the airwaves for ages, because there's a huge imbalance between light/dark, above/below, waxing/waning, growth/decay, possessing/relinquishing energies in our culture (and I'm the first person to perpetuate it). Shout out to everyone who sent frank and thoughtful questions for Pippa to answer – you'll hear them towards the end of the ep. Pippa White is a palliative care nurse and death care advocate and educator in the Anthroposophical tradition. We discuss: 🖤 What is Anthroposophic philosophy? 🖤 Death care rituals, balms and vigils 🖤 Windows into the reality of spirit from people in transition 🖤 Why to "do the work" at the eleventh hour 🖤 Soothing suffering without drugs 🖤 How painful is death? 🖤 Different ways to relate to pain 🖤 Small, slow solutions to dying (tiny local end of life retreats) 🖤 Pet euthanasia, yay or nay? 🖤 How to deal with loved ones in denial? 🖤 Can you make a living in end of life care? 🖤 How do you document/cherish a life? 🖤 What folks find difficult when dying? 🖤 Grieving to breathe and to love 🖤 Birth and death thresholds LINKY POOS 🧙‍♀️ Pippa White [https://ndan.com.au/palliative-care/pippa-white] Anthroposophical Society Australia [https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/] What is Advance Care Planning? [https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/understand-advance-care-planning/advance-care-planning-explained] Wedgetail Retreat [https://www.tweedpalliativesupportandwedgetailretreat.com/] Martín Prechtel [https://floweringmountain.com/] Stephen Jenkinson [https://orphanwisdom.com/] [poem] Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46569/do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night] 🧡🧡🧡 Show Reskillience some love on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/Reskillience] 🧡🧡🧡

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Shrug off the cloak of secrecy and awkwardness around death with palliative care nurse Pippa White. I’ve been wanting to bring a death convo to the airwaves for ages, because there’s a huge imbalance between light/dark, above/below, waxing/waning,...

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