{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"100: Gentle Transitions: Planning Ahead Calms The Storm","description":"Today marks our 100th episode (and yes\u2014technology tried to take us out), Ashley couldn\u2019t record with me, so I am reading her written intro for the episode.This show\u2019s topic is one that we need to begin speaking about and normalizing in our everyday vernacular. While you may want to shy away from this episode, I invite you to lean in and if it\u2019s uncomfortable, be curious as to why and see if you are ready to do something about it. In a few weeks my SKOOL classroom will open and \u201cWork on it Wednesdays\u201d begin. More to come in a few weeks but this will lead into our conversation. We are all feeling unprepared and need to be held accountable for getting our shit together - well it starts soon! I share today how my work has expanded from birth into death doula work and aging preparation. Birth and death are the same in so many ways: sacred, vulnerable, and deeply human\u2014and we deserve to talk about them openly. I\u2019m inviting you into the conversations most of us don\u2019t want to have: grief, loss, incapacity, and aging. Grief and avoiding the topic doesn\u2019t spare us\u2014it just leaves us unprepared. I explain why planning ahead (even just a few key conversations and documents) can make everything 10x easier for the people we love. I also walk you through what I\u2019ve partially put in place for my own family \u2014 POD accounts, trusts, HIPAA\/POA\/medical directives, passwords\u2014and I share my own end-of-life wishes and the kind of joyful send-off I want. My hope is that we normalize preparation, stop procrastinating, and honor these transitions with more peace, clarity, and love.&amp;nbsp;   Let\u2019s connect: Have questions or comments for this episode?  BirthEducationPodcast@gmail.com  &amp;nbsp;   Work with Care or Ashley:  858-251-4204  &amp;nbsp;   Join us on Socials:   Instagram:  @BirthEducationCenter   TikTok:  @BirthEducationCenter   YouTube:  @BirthEducationCenter   FB:  @BirthEducationCenter   LinkedIn:  @CareMesser  &amp;nbsp;   Online Courses:  OMG I\u2019m Pregnant  Induction 101   Mental Health&amp;nbsp;  Newborn Procedures  Epidurals Explained  Meditations\/Journal  &amp;nbsp;  For Doulas Only - Ebook and Visualization ","author_name":"Birth Education Center","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/176060\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41132600\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201508925"}