Where the Veil Grows Thin

It was a 10 hour day working a rare shift at the hospital and it is pretty well captured in this 18 minute episode. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

This 22 minute is episode is base on a talk I wrote when I was asked to speak at the local Methodist Church. It is based on a conversation Ben and I had recently about hospice and NODA trainings and whether or not I thought the things we teach in those trainings could help people in everyday living right now while the world seems so chaotic. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.  ...

Another meaningful conversation with Ben Leroy about avoiding falling on the double edged sword of internal pressure to be and do everything and external pressure to be and do more. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

A brief episode this week. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

In this episode Ben and I are talking about things we can all do to alleviate some of the difficulties so many people face when a loved one has died with nothing taken care of. It was a rich discussion when we started to record it so it begins a bit abruptly. We will re-visit this topic soon. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your po...

In this episode we begin to look at the varying ways grief is altered when someone dies as a result of suicide. If you have never known anyone who died from suicide, you may not understand and if you have, you absolutely will. This was not an easy episode to write. And in recording it I realize there is so much more we can talk about when talking about the devastation left in the wake of most suic...

 In this weeks 17 minute episode I am joined again by Ben LeRoy to talk about the way hospice experiences and trainings can carry over into a world that feels chaotic and unstable. We explore the possible benefits for daily practices that help keep us grounded as we leave our homes to do whatever it is we need to do.  Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these...

In this 11 minute episode, I share my personal and private thoughts about time. How I see it, how it impacts my daily life and I wonder aloud if I am alone.                                                                                                                                                  And, I don’t think so... Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always ge...

In this 12 minute piece I am speaking about the state of the world and whether or not it is better or worse than we found it when we were born. Offering some ideas about how we, as individuals, might effect change and how we, as communities, already do. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit se...

 Is it ever too late to make amends with somebody? To say the thing that is on your heart? What if our bucket lists weren't filled with trips to far away places, but in making sure we've made our peace with the people in our lives who have had an impact?  Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more informati...

I'm excited this week to introduce another new visitor, my friend and producer Ben LeRoy. It's a 26 minute conversation about how to be present for family and friends who are in a Hospice experience. This episode is also available on Youtube . Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit se...

This 12 minute episode explores the place hindsight can have in our lives when we are processing loss. Those things we wish we’d done or not done and what we do with that awareness. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

In this episode I am recalling an exquisite moment of beauty and grace in the middle of the worst possible nightmare. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

This is an exciting episode for me because it will also be published on You Tube. Shelby joined me to talk specifically about Medical Aid in Dying, referred to here as MAID. What it can do for a person's peace of mind and what the process of bringing a family on board can look like. The right to die is something I feel deeply passionate about and something I am very comfortable talking about....

 Today we dive a little more deeply into that big black cauldron of stuff called grief. I've had people request that I speak more about my work as a grief counselor. It isn't something that can be covered all at once so we'll put our toes in the water and see how it feels.  Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcas...

Today I'm talking a bit more about how animals respond to us when we are grieving and how beneficial it can be to align with one when we are sad. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

This 40 minute episode welcomes special guest, Akaljeet Khalsa, who  joins me to talk about her work as a Life Coach and Death Doula, how she came to the work, what it looks like and what she does. We explore the three main components of her work being: Planning, Active Death Care and After Death Care.  Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you...

This piece came as a result of feedback from listeners that not all deaths are like my mom’s. I already knew that, but  hadn’t written about it.                        Today, I do.                                                                                                                                                 Not all death is graceful.                                                 ...

This relatively short episode is an experience I had very early in my work as a hospital chaplain. It is about the honor of sitting with this gentleman. And how a brief sighting the night before helped set the groundwork. I was not then and I am not now ever very surprised by the way things seem to unfold. I have had very good teachers.  Some of them in class rooms and some of them in hospital roo...

‘Grannie’ was 100 years old. I never saw her out of bed so I don’t know if she was short or tall, lean or heavy. She had a cat who loved her fiercely and all of us knew that cat was unpredictable and cruel in her punishment if she thought you were trying to do something to Grannie. The cat’s name was Precious and I remember how Grannie smiled when I questioned the choice of names after the first t...

There are always waves in end of life work. In hospice work, we know going in, that someone is going to die. But not everyone understands what that really looks like. Sometimes, people think they want to work in hospice but the emotional costs turn out to be too high. I guess I was lucky. I came to it because it had come to me in the most magical way when I was given the gift of bearing witness to...

If there is magic in the time we spend with those who are dying, it is in the listening. It is in the revelations and the epiphanies and the secrets they may tell us. It is in the way their lives spiral inward to reveal the truest beauty in the smallest detail of how we show our love. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts o...

Where and why I hide. Not wanting to assume that this applies to anyone else, I will just own it right now. This is about me.  Maybe it's about you too. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

Four minutes. Four minutes to think about new beginnings, family traditions, and resolutions.  Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your podcasts or for more information, visit seanjeung.com.

Grief and Loss do not take days off.  Death comes without regard to what day it is or what the day might mean to us and Christmas is no exception. This is a short 7minute episode speaking to all of us as a way to help hold the light steady for those whose lights have been temporarily diminished. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin.   You can always get these  wherever you get your...