643 Nothing to Fear with Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden

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“The more I saw death at my job as a hospice nurse, the more and more I felt comforted, not afraid, by seeing death, because I saw how well our bodies take care of us.” – Julie McFadden

Intro

I am so thrilled to welcome Hospice Nurse Julie to the show to talk to us all about end-of-life care: what to expect, what actively dying looks like, why it’s so important to normalize discussing death, and what inspired Julie to start posting on TikTok and write her book, Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully.

If you’re afraid of dying, or even thinking about death, this conversation might just be the one you need to hear. Julie’s content went viral on TikTok just after 4 days which speaks to the need for education around death and dying. And getting educated often reduces our fear around it, so I hope you enjoy this conversation with Julie as much as I did.

CW: A large portion of this conversation focuses on death and dying, and Julie talks about what actively dying looks like at the 22 minute mark. If you’re sensitive to this, please consider skipping that section or this conversation.

Highlights:4:30 How Julie’s experience as an ICU nurse gave her passion for hospice nursing7:15 The demand for a conversation around death and dying and how it prompted Julie’s book13:25 Why people struggle to talk about death and dying15:30 How listening to the body can reduce suffering in the days leading to death20:25 The biggest questions Julie gets about death21:50 What to expect when a loved one is actively dying29:00 What is hospice care and when should people seek it?33:20 Julie’s most challenging boundary struggleConnect with Julie McFadden

Julie McFadden, BSN, RN, is a hospice/palliative care nurse with more than fifteen years of experience. Passionate about normalizing death and dying, she has over three million followers across social media as @hospicenursejulie. She has been featured in Newsweek, USA Today, the Atlantic, Business Insider, the Patient Story, and many other media outlets worldwide. McFadden lives and works in California.

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