Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
My guest Tom Waknitz is a chaplain and end-of-life doula who is working with Walker Methodist Senior Living Community to establish a unique end-of-life program for residents called Passages. He is certified by INELDA and is currently earning a Master of Divinity Degree. Tom shares his innovative ideas for serving people and their families in transition at the end of life. Learn more about Passages and Tom's coaching services at these websites:
walkermethodist.org
onemtl.org
This episode includes:
🍃 Tom's journey from a career in technology to becoming a chaplain and end-of-life doula
🍂 Tom's role as a chaplain and doula in a senior living community
🍃 Why Tom decided to bring INELDA training to the residents of this community and how it can serve as a model for others
🍂 The power of guided imagery and "familial stories"
🍃 Facilitating end-of-life conversations with residents and family members
🍂 What Tom learned in his first year as an end-of-life doula
🍃 The power of the intentional pause
🍂 Why changes in the end-of-life field must be sustainable
Links mentioned in this episode:
🍃 Learn more about INELDA: inelda.org
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7 Lessons for Living from the Dying : indiebound.org/book/9781786783110
The Journey from Ego to Soul: indiebound.org/book/9780982685563
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"Bright Wish" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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My guest Tom Waknitz is a chaplain and end-of-life doula who is working with Walker Methodist Senior Living Community to establish a unique end-of-life program for residents called Passages. He is certified by INELDA and is currently earning a Master of Divinity Degree. Tom shares his innovative ideas for serving people and their families in transition at the end of life. Learn more about Passages and Tom's coaching services at these websites:
walkermethodist.org
onemtl.org
This episode includes:
🍃 Tom's journey from a career in technology to becoming a chaplain and end-of-life doula
🍂 Tom's role as a chaplain and doula in a senior living community
🍃 Why Tom decided to bring INELDA training to the residents of this community and how it can serve as a model for others
🍂 The power of guided imagery and "familial stories"
🍃 Facilitating end-of-life conversations with residents and family members
🍂 What Tom learned in his first year as an end-of-life doula
🍃 The power of the intentional pause
🍂 Why changes in the end-of-life field must be sustainable
Links mentioned in this episode:
🍃 Learn more about INELDA: inelda.org
_________________________________________________________________________
🍃 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
