Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
My guest this week is Penny Smith RN, known on social media as "Hospice Nurse Penny." She discusses her journey to becoming a hospice nurse and her rise to fame on TikTok during the COVID-19 lockdown. Her new book Influencing Death, Reframing Dying for Better Living is an honest and vulnerable look at her own life story and what she has learned from working with dying patients. Learn more and connect with Penny at her website:
hospicenursepenny.com
This episode includes:
How Penny's life experiences helped her be a better hospice nurse
How she helps family members feel comfortable when their loved ones experience end-of-life visions and dreams
How Penny went viral on TikTok
What information TikTok users are searching for about death and dying
Why social media platforms can be a good place to address misconceptions about death
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The Journey from Ego to Soul: indiebound.org/book/9780982685563
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My guest this week is Penny Smith RN, known on social media as "Hospice Nurse Penny." She discusses her journey to becoming a hospice nurse and her rise to fame on TikTok during the COVID-19 lockdown. Her new book Influencing Death, Reframing Dying for Better Living is an honest and vulnerable look at her own life story and what she has learned from working with dying patients. Learn more and connect with Penny at her website:
hospicenursepenny.com
This episode includes:
How Penny's life experiences helped her be a better hospice nurse
How she helps family members feel comfortable when their loved ones experience end-of-life visions and dreams
How Penny went viral on TikTok
What information TikTok users are searching for about death and dying
Why social media platforms can be a good place to address misconceptions about death
🍃 Subscribe to my email list: eepurl.com/ExfLL
🍂 Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/books-by-karen-wyatt-md and Indiebound:
7 Lessons for Living from the Dying : indiebound.org/book/9781786783110
The Journey from Ego to Soul: indiebound.org/book/9780982685563
🍃 Subscribe to this podcast on
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/end-of-life-university/id1033282990
Google: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9sZXNzb25zZnJvbWR5aW5nLndvcmRwcmVzcy5jb20vZmVlZC8
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7bdr4odBlaaDy8NoJhcFsL
iHeart Radio: iheart.com/podcast/256-end-of-life-university-31099550
Stitcher Radio: stitcher.com/show/endoflife-university
🍂 Check out the Series I’ve recorded in the past: eolupodcast.com/series
🍃 Join the team at my Patreon page patreon.com/eolu and get access to the EOLU mug: “Mind if we talk about death?” (only Patrons can purchase it). PLUS get our new bonuses: the monthly EOL News Update, movie reviews from 2 Doctors and a Movie, and automatic access to A Year of Reading Dangerously!
🍂 Intro Music Credit:
"Bright Wish" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
