"What Y’all Gon’ Do With Me?" Bridging Culture, Faith, and Advance Care Planning

Send us Fan MailDr. Gloria Thomas Anderson joins us to discuss advance care planning, addressing healthcare bias, and empowering diverse communities: https://bit.ly/4cfiCqN"What Y’all Gon’ Do With Me?" It’s a bold question, but one that opens the door to essential conversations about our final wishes. In this episode of Everyone Dies, Marianne and Charlie welcome interdisciplinary scholar and licensed master social worker Dr. Gloria Thomas Anderson. Dr. Gloria shares insights from her pioneering work and book, The African-American Spiritual and Ethical Guide to End-of-Life Care, addressing the systemic biases, historical distrust, and cultural dynamics that impact how African American families approach advance care planning. Whether you are navigating these decisions for yourself or supporting a loved one, this episode offers compassionate, practical guidance on honoring personal choices across all backgrounds. In this episode, we cover:01:24 – Poem: "Gloria Mundi" by Michael Kleber-Diggs 03:48 – Interview with Dr. Gloria Thomas Anderson, PhD, LMSW 05:48 – Biases preventing African Americans from making advance care plans 10:34 – Addressing historical and systemic distrust in healthcare 14:56 – Inspiration behind the "Let's Talk About Advance Care Planning" programs 21:38 – Heart Tones & Heart Talks: Life, love, loss and fighting misinformation 24:44 – Meeting people where they are in advance planning conversations 30:45 – Outro with words from "Doc Martin" Learn more about Dr. Gloria's work at gloriathomasanderson.com, and find show notes and recipes at every1dies.org.Support the show🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube   Email: [email protected]