Tembi Locke on Life After Grief
As actor, author and producer, Tembi Locke stepped onto the set of From Scratch, a Netflix TV adaptation of her bestselling memoir about losing her husband, she knew her story was already changing. While she suspected that this process would reawaken her grief, she did not expect that it would also teach her about the […]
Clinician-Led Peer Support: Anu Gorukanti, MD, Laura Holford, RN, Sarah Warren, RN
When we make space for meaningful, compassionate conversations around mortality, we address one of the most profound sources of burnout and suffering in healthcare. EW: Introduce yourselves and share more about the missions of Don’t Clock Out and Introspective Spaces? We’re Laura Holford, RN, and Anu Gorukanti, MD, co-founders of Introspective Spaces, a social enterprise […]
Caregivers are the future | Ai-jen Poo
Ai-jen Poo, award-winning activist and labor leader shares how legislation to better support caregivers isn’t only the right thing to do, but essential for our social and economic well-being.
A Journey of Care, Culture and Compassion: An Interview with Ai-Jen Poo
Ai-jen Poo is the President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Executive Director of Caring Across Generations, Senior Advisor to Care in Action, Co-Founder of SuperMajority and Trustee of the Ford Foundation. We spoke to Ai-jen in advance of her appearance at the End Well Symposium on November 16th in Los Angeles. “Aging and illness are […]
The Art Of Beginning Again: An Interview with Tembi Locke
Tembi Locke has spent a decade as an advocate for greater grief awareness and the issues facing caregivers. Now, after having written and adapted her memoir From Scratch for screen, she also speaks about the art of beginning again, rebuilding, and reimagining after loss. We had the joy of learning more about Tembi in advance […]
The Tension Between Caring For Another And Caring For Oneself
Family caregiver, Aisha Adkins, shares the complexities of caring for her mother while pursuing her own dreams and ambitions.Aisha provides a persuasive argument that our collective future as a global community depends on getting things right for younger generations caught between caring for others and taking care of themselves.
How Blair Underwood And His Family Navigate Caregiving
Actor Blair Underwood, his brother Frank Eugene Underwood Jr. and sister Marlo Underwood Collins share the struggles and joys of being remote versus being on the ground as their parents’ caregivers. While there’s no easy answer; by keeping dignity, respect and joy at the center of care this tight-knit family tackles challenges both big and […]
What caregivers do before & after their person is gone | End Well
Caregiver Vivian Nunez offers insight into the mental, physical & economic toll caregiving takes on people and how we can build systems of resiliency after loss.
The Tragedy (Discourse) Of Dementia
“The distress with which dementia is viewed creates its own bitter distress,” writes author and nurse Sallie Tisdale. Driven by her innate compassion and curiosity, Sallie offers a radically expansive perspective on cognitive decline and offers a way for us to both imagine and sustain individual dignity and the possibility of happiness for even the […]
Why Tim McGraw advocates for hospice & palliative care | End Well
Country music star Tim McGraw’s experience caregiving for his dying father turned him into an advocate for palliative care and hospice. Tim, physician Jim Meadows and End Well founder Shoshana Ungerleider, MD share why they believe straight talk is essential during times of serious illness and through all stages of end of life care.
Alicia Garza On What Made Her Mother Happy At The End
Alicia Garza shares the beauty of her mother’s last days spent in hospice. As an organizer for both domestic worker rights and African-American equity Alicia also explores how the roles of personal experience and social mobilization come together to generate solutions that are inclusive, empathic, and powerful.
How Caregiving Impacts The End Of Life
Design researchers and innovators Patricia Beirne and John Bruce investigate the day-to-day lived experience of caregiving and getting, both within institutions and at home. Through their work, they’ve come to expand their definition of caregiving and begin considering how transforming our relationship with the end of life might impact our priorities of care throughout life.
Undying Love: An Intimate Conversation About End Of LIfe
Lucy Kalanithi has said that one of the most important aspects of caregiving for her husband was helping him maintain his identity as his capacities narrowed. Frank Ostaseski calls the foundation for this support of the whole individual “undying love.” Together they share the experience of fully embracing the suffering, beauty and wonder of staying […]
A Caregiving Advocate Learns About Recieving Care
“What prevents us from asking for help when we are at our most vulnerable?” wonders healthcare entrepreneur and activist Alexandra Drane. Deeply motivated to explore this question, Alexandra has founded a series of innovative platforms to humanize and help make normal the complicated personal and cultural challenges of giving and getting care.
Empowering Community Caregivers
With over 10,000 people turning 65 every day, the U.S. faces a crisis of care. Activist Sarita Gupta and researcher Reverend Cynthia Carter Perrilliat share their work shifting public policy and building community support and resources for caregivers and the elderly.