Category: The Hospice Chaplaincy Show

She received the Canadian Association of Teacher Education (2021) thesis and dissertation award for her work’s contribution to teacher education. Using her skills and expertise for service, she created and led numerous Grief and Writing Through Grief workshops for educators and bereavement support centers across North America. Apart from being an educator, she is a writer at heart and has released two books based on her doctoral dissertation: Life: To Be Given Back Again to Whence It Came and the companion stories The Revelations of Eapen.

 

Links:

 

Book 1: “Life: To Be Given Back Again to Whence It Came” – A dissection of prolonged grief, cultural grief illiteracy, the healing power of rituals and communal grieving, and an analysis of the impact of expressive storytelling on bereavement can be viewed here: http://www.diopress.com/life

 

Book 2: “The Revelations of Eapen” – The author’s intimate exploration of eastern and western cultural interactions with the phenomenon of grief before, during, and after her father’s death can be viewed here: http://www.diopress.com/revelations-of-eapen

 

Academic Article: “Braiding western and eastern cultural rituals in bereavement: An autoethnography of healing the pain of prolonged grief” – https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2021.1983158

His research, advocacy, and consultation have resulted in the development of first- time music therapy programs in hospices throughout the nation, thereby creating many new music therapy positions. He is the author of the text, Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy: A Guide to Program Development and Clinical Care, and his research has been published in a wide variety of scholarly journals. He also wrote a chapter titled, Music and Grief Work with Children and Adolescents, in a book titled Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, edited by Cathy A. Malchiodi. Dr. Hilliard has provided keynote addresses for healthcare conferences and is a frequent presenter at professional conferences worldwide.

She has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Her research has been covered by media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Reuters, and NPR. Prior to pursuing her PhD in public policy from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, Dr. Cross spent several years as a social worker in home hospice and inpatient palliative care. Dr. Cross’ current research priorities are identifying, understanding, and improving the experiences of people facing structural inequities at end of life, particularly poverty.  

Cheryl’s entrepreneurial spirit flourished in photography, modeling and fashion. She launched a successful international bridal line, Christopher and LaLou. Cheryl, along with her husband, has always been involved in community and ministry. Along with others, she brought Young Life to Southeast Texas and launched a bible study for unchurched women called Wellspring. Life and family forever changed with the death of two of her sons and one grandson. Her life is shared with her husband, Gary Christopher, two children, and seven grandchildren. Her days are now filled with doing the things she loves: cooking, writing, painting and speaking with others who grieve significant loss.

Jean has extensive experience counseling individuals, couples, and families through issues of loss, grief, chronic pain and disease, trauma, anxiety, stress, and depression, communication and relationship problems, and transitional phases of life. Jean had been a Hospice nurse for years in patients’ homes. She feels especially grateful for the blessed opportunity to have served those special patients and their families during such a sensitive transitional time.   

 

Jean’s training also includes national certifications as a practitioner in Holistic Nursing, Imago Relationship Therapy for singles, couples and families, and Reiki Healing Mastership. She also is trained in the utilization of relaxation and meditation techniques, interactive guided imagery and visualization, the One Brain Stress Defusion System, interpersonal communication skills, spiritual introspection, and other integrative healing modalities. Throughout the years Jean has developed and taught classes and courses on the above named topics as well as on subjects of puberty and healthy self esteem for adolescents. Also, Jean held the positions of Integrative Therapy Nurse and Community Health Educator Nurse for Women’s Health at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Hamilton.

 

Jean Daly combines her knowledge of complimentary/integrative therapies with traditional medical practices to offer a true holistic perspective to the process of healing and to the maintenance of health and wellness. She is passionate about her work and enjoys being able to assist those who wish to reach a more authentic level of physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual well-being.

 

Marcus has authored four books and is currently at work on a fifth. He holds a B.S. in sociology from Missouri State University and a M.S. in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University in the city of New York. 

 

In 2017, Marcus was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame where he teaches pre-meds the art of “being with.”  

 

Marcus lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Marvelyne, and his Seeing Eye dog, Elliott. He is, in his words, a social media junkie and loves to connect with healthcare professionals nationwide. All social media information can be found at http://www.MarcusEngel.com. 

Resources:

• Website: http://www.MarcusEngel.com
• Free Resources for Healthcare Professionals: https://marcusengel.com/freeresources/

Publications:

• Marcus’ book, “I’m Here: Compassionate Communication in Patient Care”: https://marcusengel.com/store/
• Marcus’ podcast, “Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare”: https://bit.ly/MarcusEngelPodcast

 Videos: 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbxEThhntfs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9v4XfwwWac

In Today’s episode, Saul talks with Holly Vossel a reporter for hospice news about improving access and quality of hospice care for LGBTQ+

In this week’s episode, Saul talks with Chaplain Kevin Jordan on his life’s journey, calling and ministry.

Jose is the co-founder of Inner Immersion, LLC, an organization teaching a breakthrough mindfulness modality. Together with his wife and partner, Anastasia Hernandez, he has recently co-founded Immersive Arts, a collaborative of art, design and medical professionals working with hospitals and other healthcare organizations to offer calming, comforting and healing experiences for patients, families and staff in these settings while providing the platform for further research into art’s impact on health outcomes. 

Education

• CMHIMP Certified mental health integrative medicine provider 
• Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Ryokan College, Los Angeles, CA
• M.A., Clinical Psychology, Ryokan College, Los Angeles, CA
• B.A., Studio Art, Scripps College, Claremont, CA

Phi Beta Kappa