Notas del episodio
Terri Gortnar knew her daughter's timeline for years. She fought to bring treatment to Canada, arranged hospice care at home, and stayed ahead of every piece of equipment and every next stage of the disease. Then Claire died, and Terri walked into a funeral home for the first time with no idea what she was supposed to do.
That gap is what this whole conversation is about. We sat down with three women who work in deathcare and grief every day: Lauren Andrew, co-founder of AWAKE, Terri Gortnar of the Canadian CLN2 Foundation, and Carol Richardson of Compass Rose Floral Design.
We talk about why our culture throws parties for birth and goes silent about death, leading us to know very little about the many options out there that may make someone's end of life a little bit less stressful.
This is episode one of our Behind The Village Podcast season on death, grief and end of life care.
Lauren Andrew - AWAKE
Website: https://www.awakeashes.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awake.ashes/
AWAKE Ceremony: https://www.instagram.com/awake.ceremony/
Terri Gortnar - Canadian CLN2 Foundation
Website: https://canadiancln2.org/
Cure for Claire: https://cureforclaire.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cureforclaire/
Carol Richardson - Compass Rose Floral Design
Website: https://compassrosefloraldesign.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/compass_rose_floral/
Who are we
Behind the Village is a podcast about how to live a life worth living. Real conversations about mental health, personal growth, and finding fulfillment.
Follow Us
Website: https://villagermagazine.ca/podcast/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast/id1763310022
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11fe4qRCPB22ybBg2wDznK
Newsletter: https://villagermagazine.ca/subscribe/
Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:16 How They Ended Up Working in Deathcare
09:50 Fear of the Unknown and the Silence Around Grief
18:26 Terri's Story: Prepared for Everything but This
24:22 How to Pre-plan and Start the Conversation
34:20 What They Each Want for Their Own Send-Off
45:33 Grief at School, at Work, and at Home