Being There

Why are conversations about death so hard?  And how can we learn to say goodbye in a healthy way?  Author Julie Saeger Nierenberg explores these and other tough questions in her book “Daddy, This Is It: Being-With My Dying Dad.”  On today’s show, Julie tells us how...

Episode 99: Aging Together With Grace

Peter Fox has a natural connection with older adults.  An only child whose parents had him later in life and who were his best friends growing up, he also cared for an elderly neighbor in New York and now looks after a 92-year-old in his Palm Beach condominium.  But...

Episode 87: Being There

Author Julie Saeger Nierenberg believes that although death is an inevitable part of life, how we choose to be with the dying and the bereaved is up to us.  In today’s show we talk about her book, “Daddy, This Is It: Being-With My Dying Dad,” about how Julie chose to...