Mattering

Facing her own death, Jan says that the most important thing to her is that she mattered. In spite of "dancing" with cancer for 36 years, Jan spent years of service to the world and her story is filled with synchronicity and trusting your intuition. 

What does an excellent preacher do when he loses his ability to speak clearly? Find a translator who not only understands your words, but also understands your heart. For Rev. Randall Mullins, that person was his wife Sharon Pavelda. 

Trudy James was a death and dying expert, a dynamic and articulate speaker and--a close friend of Debra's. She said some surprising things about facing her own death and some provocative things about facing life.   

All of us are on a train ride to death. Some of us are on the milk run which makes the trip pretty long.  Some of us are on an express run which shortens things a bit. And then there are those of us, like Julie Davis, who found herself on a bullet train. Here's how she's handling the ride. 

When he was kid, everyone thought Frank Marchand would go straight to jail as an adult. But things didn't turn out the way everyone expected--or the way Frank expected. 

Flamenco guitarist Ben Phipps explains how he finds meaning, purpose and joy in his life; the support of his family and friends and why he chose not to continue chemo for his brain cancer.

Debra was rattled at the unexpected death of her last guest. In this episode, she talks about why. 

Even people who work in the field of dying and death have a hard time talking about their own deaths. But Dr. Mark Goulston has found talking about it and being emotionally vulnerable has set him free. 

What to say and how to keep meaning and purpose in your life? Here's what matters: Just show up.  Bill Gardner has some wise thoughts on those challenges. 

Juliana Fodera has died twenty-one times. She tells us how she navigated those trips and we might experience. Her biggest piece of advice? "Stay curious!"