Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Most of us avoid thinking about death. But what if facing it head-on could actually help us live more fully?
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Leah sits down with Julie McFadden, better known as Hospice Nurse Julie. After years in the ICU, Julie found her calling in hospice care, guiding patients and families through the end of life with honesty, compassion and even a little humor. She and Leah explore how contemplating death can bring us closer to joy, peace and meaning every single day.
Thinking about death “helps me appreciate the sun on my face, how my coffee tastes, the smile from a stranger on the sidewalk, the breeze that I see with the leaves moving,” Julie says. “There is something that helps me live in today, and I feel like a lot of us are missing that – how to live today.”
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00:00 - Introduction
04:22 - ICU nursing
08:54 - Pivoting to hospice nursing
15:11 - The biology of death
20:10 - Lessons from hospice patients on living well
25:29 - Moving through fear
28:59 - What happens after we die
32:33 - Julie’s bravest acts as a nurse
37:35 - Advice for hospice nurses
41:32 - Why talking about death helps you live better
44:51 - Conclusion
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#livingfully
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Most of us avoid thinking about death. But what if facing it head-on could actually help us live more fully?
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Leah sits down with Julie McFadden, better known as Hospice Nurse Julie. After years in the ICU, Julie found her calling in hospice care, guiding patients and families through the end of life with honesty, compassion and even a little humor. She and Leah explore how contemplating death can bring us closer to joy, peace and meaning every single day.
Thinking about death “helps me appreciate the sun on my face, how my coffee tastes, the smile from a stranger on the sidewalk, the breeze that I see with the leaves moving,” Julie says. “There is something that helps me live in today, and I feel like a lot of us are missing that – how to live today.”
Subscribe to the Everyday Better newsletter to get more strategies for turning a stumble into a fresh start: bit.ly/3D91qoe
00:00 - Introduction
04:22 - ICU nursing
08:54 - Pivoting to hospice nursing
15:11 - The biology of death
20:10 - Lessons from hospice patients on living well
25:29 - Moving through fear
28:59 - What happens after we die
32:33 - Julie’s bravest acts as a nurse
37:35 - Advice for hospice nurses
41:32 - Why talking about death helps you live better
44:51 - Conclusion
#linkedinnews
#everydaybetter
#hospicenurse
#livingfully
#livetoday
