6 Months or Less
Health

6 Months or Less

by Alexandra Salmon

What would you ask someone who is nearing the end of their life? This podcast explores the thoughts and feelings of people who have been given a terminal diagnosis and who may have six months or less to live. I also attempt to uncover why these conversations around death and dying can be so hard to have.

23 episodes
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Episode 23: Life Is a Gift: Series Finale
32:39 Sep 15, 2021
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Episode 22: I'll Even Love You When You Turn to Dirt: Talking with My Son about Death
13:57 Aug 29, 2021
3
Episode 21: You Haven't Failed: Dr. Annetta Mallon on the "Good Death"
46:17 Aug 23, 2021
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Episode 20: Open to More Awe: Suing the DEA for Access to Psilocybin
43:21 Aug 6, 2021
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Episode 19: Gratitude Is the Most Important Tool: Susan Lawrence
1:03:28 Jul 29, 2021
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Episode 18: We Have It Planned Out: Andrea "Mimi" Ankerholz
55:40 May 20, 2021
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Episode 17: Facing Death as an Atheist: Dave Warnock
40:26 Apr 1, 2021
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Episode 16: What Do I Say? Talking to Someone with a Terminal Illness
21:14 Mar 10, 2021
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Episode 15: Dying Well as a Retirement Project: Clair Fisher
58:02 Feb 11, 2021
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Episode 14: Santa and Mortality
4:14 Dec 17, 2020
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Episode 13: How Much Time Do I Have, Doc?: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Fratkin About Prognosis
43:43 Oct 25, 2020
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Episode 12: Mortality Is Messy: Jennifer Dunn
41:17 Oct 9, 2020
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Episode 11: Face Fear with Familiarity: Adam Hayden
54:35 Sep 10, 2020
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Episode 10: Reflections
17:10 Aug 29, 2020
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Episode 9: Terror Management Theory: An Interview with Sheldon Solomon
53:22 Aug 2, 2020
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Episode 8: I’ve Been Dying My Whole Life: Manuel Santaella
32:28 Jul 25, 2020
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Episode 7: What Matters Most to You? A Conversation with Dr. Sunita Puri about the Coronavirus and Death
29:14 May 23, 2020
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Episode 6: What Happens To Me?: Glenn Buckland
33:20 Apr 16, 2020
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Episode 5: Why Is It So Hard To Talk about Death and Dying?
20:26 Apr 6, 2020
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Episode 4: We're Going To Be Gone Soon: John Low
12:02 Mar 25, 2020
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Episode 3: Death Is the Great Equalizer
32:38 Feb 27, 2020
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Episode 2: Why This?
11:42 Feb 15, 2020
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Episode 1: Introduction
2:41 Feb 6, 2020
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