Episode 35: Dr. Naheed Dosani on the Interplay between Palliative Care, Faith and Social Justice

During his family medicine residency at a Toronto shelter, Dr. Dosani had an experience with a homeless man who was dying of cancer, while also suffering with mental health issues and addictions. Despite working closely with the man to develop trust and a pain management plan, Dr. Dosani returned to the shelter one morning to learn that his patient was found dead on the street having overdosed the night before.

The experience had a profound effect on Dr. Dosani and the trajectory of his career, motivating him to find ways to bridge the gap from the policy level to the individual level.

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Episode 33: Danelle Shoemaker On Being a Hospice Chaplain

Danelle’s educational background includes.

·       Master of Divinity, Pastoral Counseling and Care at Ashland Theological Seminary

·       Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Malone College

·       Clinical Pastoral Education (1 unit) from MedCentral Health System

·       Clinical Pastoral Education (Residency) OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

Episode 32: A Conversation with Tammy Wurm on Agnostic Humanism and Hospice Chaplaincy

In 2017, she completed her twelve month course in Interfaith Studies followed by
a six month CPE program. In September 2019 the unexpected door of opportunity opened wide when she accepted the position to be a hospice chaplain in Oregon. Although she grew up in the Evangelical church, Tammy has now left behind her ties to Christianity and currently identifies as Agnostic Humanist. She likes to say that she is more drawn to the human spirit than the holy spirit. Warmly embracing her unknowingness which in turn allows others to do the same.

Episode 31: Saul and Joe answer listener questions

The questions this episode addresses include.
1. How has the covid-19 pandemic affected you?
2. How has the pandemic affected the practice of hospice chaplaincy?
3. Where do you see hospice Chaplaincy going after Covid?
4. How does staff support look like in this time?
5. A talk about helping those who are spiritual not religious and also those who are atheist.
6. Boundaries in Hospice Chaplaincy. Where to draw the line. It’s important to care about our work, but equally important to know when to back away

Episode 28: Bruce Guckelberg on dealing with and Overcoming Family Dysfunction

Bruce is also an author.  He writes books and study guides for his teaching ministry.  His latest book is titled Get Out of Jail Free: Breaking Out of Legalism. This book has proven to be very meaningful for people who have been exposed to legalistic teaching and helps them find liberty in their experience as a Christian. You can learn more about Bruce at: http://www.brucegministries.com

Episode 26: A Conversation with Laura Bondurant

 While working for the military as a DOD Contractor, she was approached by an active duty chaplain and asked if she wanted to become active duty chaplain. This led to her pursing her chaplaincy career. Although she did not go to active duty, she fulfilled all her requirements to become an active duty chaplain and mentored under the Air Force chaplains for 5 years and 2 years under an Army chaplain.