EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 36 MIN
The Nurse Who Sat With the Dying and Wrote Their Truths
from The Uncommon Minds Experience · host Jonathan
Nancy Jasin Ensley has sat with dying people.Not in a dramatic way. In a real way. She is a hospice specialist. A nurse. A legal nurse consultant. A teacher. A mother of five. A grandmother of fourteen. And an author who writes across almost every genre you can name. Memoir. Mystery. Science fiction. Thrillers. Children's books.She has been in the room when people take their last breath. She has held hands. She has listened to regrets. She has seen what actually matters when time runs out.And she learned something. People do not think about money at the end. Or their house. They think about a moment they missed. A word they never said. A bridge they never mended.In this conversation, Nancy and I talk about:· What people regret most in their final days· What they never regret at all· Why she says writing is how she listens· How sitting with dying people changed the way she lives· The small, everyday moments that become the big ones· Why she writes in so many genres, and what each one gives her· What she has learned about grace, resilience, and being humanThis is not a sad conversation. It is a deep one. It will make you want to call your mom. It will make you want to pay attention to the small things. It will remind you that you are still alive, and that matters.Connect with Nancy:Website: nancyjasinensley.com
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Nancy Jasin Ensley has sat with dying people.Not in a dramatic way. In a real way. She is a hospice specialist. A nurse. A legal nurse consultant. A teacher. A mother of five. A grandmother of fourteen. And an author who writes across almost every genre you can name. Memoir. Mystery. Science fiction. Thrillers. Children's books.She has been in the room when people take their last breath. She has held hands. She has listened to regrets. She has seen what actually matters when time runs out.And she learned something. People do not think about money at the end. Or their house. They think about a moment they missed. A word they never said. A bridge they never mended.In this conversation, Nancy and I talk about:· What people regret most in their final days· What they never regret at all· Why she says writing is how she listens· How sitting with dying people changed the way she lives· The small, everyday moments that become the big ones· Why she writes in so many genres, and what each one gives her· What she has learned about grace, resilience, and being humanThis is not a sad conversation. It is a deep one. It will make you want to call your mom. It will make you want to pay attention to the small things. It will remind you that you are still alive, and that matters.Connect with Nancy:Website: nancyjasinensley.com
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