Past Meetings
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Past Meetings - 2015
- February, "Preserve the Legacy You've Built,” Nechama Minkowicz
- March, "Assisted Dying," Barak Wolff and Sherry Burns
- April, "Your Song" bedside singers
- May, "When You Slow Down, Your Life Becomes More Exciting,” Judith Fein
- June, In-home Care in New Mexico, Ellen London
- July, Santa Fe Mobile,” Dr. Joel Rosen & Dr. Stewart Anderson
- August, "Aging: A Natural Process,” Dianne Deloren
- September, "Estate Management,” Brenda Mares
- October, “An update on Alzheimer's and Dementia,” David Davis
- November, “Solo Aging,” Josephine Levy
- December, “Legacy Writing and the Power of Story” Hollis Walker
2023
- January, Ceremony on Grief & Loss, ChrisTina Simek
- February, My Life Through the Seasons, Karin Lubin
- March, Changes in Cancer Care, Jennifer Porter & Janet Smith
- April, The Latest Developments in Palliative Care, Janet Smith, RN
- May, Cannabis as an Herbal Medicine, Len Goodman
- July, Wondering What to Do with All Your Things? Karen Hyatt
- August, "Medical Aid in Dying," Rabbi Jack Shlachter
- September, Remembering Denys Cope
- October, Community Palliative Care, Janet Smith
- November, The Dimensions of Wellness, David Davis
2021
- January, Ceremony led by ChrisTina Maestas-Simek
- February, Resilience, Eileen Joyce
- March, Brain Health, David Davis
- April, Group dicussion on NDE's
- May, Medical Aid in Dying, Barak Wolff
- June, Creating More Quality of Life
- July, Seniors Coping with the Pandemic, Robert Benjamin
- Aug, How Covid Has Affected Our Lives, Eileen Joyce
- Sept. Can Cannabis be of Value, Len Goodman
- Oct. Medical Aid in Dying: Our New Law, How It’s Going, and Where It Fits In, Barak Wolff
- Nov. OLD PHOTOGRAPHS: From Hidden Boxes to Living Legacy, Karen Lievense
- Dec. Not Planning to Die with The Kominsky Method, Gail Rubin
2020
- January, 2020 Dying A Natural Passage, Denys Cope
- February, Guided Imagery of Dying Process, Karen K. Milstein
- September, Hospice for Humanity, Karin Thron, MD
- October, What You Need to Know Before You Go, Carolyn Moore
- November, Group discussion on Covid-19
- January, What our Animals Have to Teach Us About Life and Death Lisa Farrand and Ulla Pederson
- February, Long Distance Caregiving Presenter: Lisa Heather Imahoff, MSW
- March, Perspectives on The Afterlife or the Lack Thereof Rabbi Berel Levertov, Chaplain Owen Kunkle
- April, Peace of Mind - Knowing your Legacy is Protected Betsy Ehrenberg
- May, How To Be With Children in Grief Katrina Koehler
- June, Death/Funerals In The Age Of The Internet Tim Rivera
- July, End of Life Options for Managing Choice Barak Wolff, Denys Cope
- August, Casa Cielo, End-of-Life Residence Frances Salles and Rev. Hollis Walker
- September, So Many Choices on the Menu Thomas E.Brown lll
- October, Dispelling the Myths about Palliative Care Janet Smith RN
- November, As A Death Doula When Spirit Speaks, I Listen. What is A Death Doula? ChrisTina Maestas-Simek
- December, "Your Song" Bedside Singers Terese Sanchez
2018
- January Get Your Financial Life in Order before You Die Ann Christensen
- February Suicide...The S Word Stigma...Shame...Survival
- March Wondering What to Do With All Your Things? Too Much Stuff? We Can Help. Karen Hyatt and Chris Romero
- April Hospice in an Era of Medicare Cutbacks: Updates and Speculations on the Future of Hospice and Palliative Care. Karin Thron MD
- May Green Burials/In-Home Funerals. Jody Herrington
- June Living and Dying Consciously Karen K. Milstein, PhD, LISW
- July Living Fully Every Day and Being Ready to Go Presenters: Longtime Doorways members
- August Medical Cannabis at End-of-Life Presenter: Gina Lucero RN
- September Dying, Dignity and Dementia Presenter: David Davis
- October Medical Aid in Dying: Is New Mexico Ready? Presenter: Barak Wolff
- November Homeopathy for Hospice Presenter: Lia Bello
- December "Your Song" Bedside Singers
2017
- January, 2017 What is Your Relationship to Death? Eileen Joyce and Janet Mandel
- February 2017 Interacting with Emergency Medical Technicians Andrés Mercado
- March 2017 Palliative Care Update Jan Jahner, RN-BC, CHPN, PMO
- April 2017 LOOKING BACK… HEALING THE PRESENT: Bob Dorsett
- June 2017 Having the Conversation: It’s all about you, your health and how you want to live! Joan Gibson and Revathi A-Davidson
- July 2017 Celebrating Santa Fe Doorways
- September 2017 Long-Distance Love: Caregiving from Afar Presenter: Rev. Hollis Walker, Clinical Chaplain
- October 2017 Disenfranchised Grief We Hold Inside, and Grief About the Outside World. Eileen Joyce
- November 2017 Get your Financial Life in Order Before You Die So You Can Live Now, Ann Christensen
- December 2017 "Your Song" bedside singers
2016
- March, 2016 Meeting Caring Giving Needs For Our Friends, Neighbors and Selves, Denys Cope, Janet Schreiber, Sheila Doan-Benyon
- April, 2016 Baby Boomers, (Silver Tsunami) are Changing Death in Our Society: The Industry’s New Twists in How the Boomers are Shaping the Landscape Around Death, Tim Rivera and ChrisTina Simek
- May 2016 Dying a Natural Passage, Talk about the actual journey with the dying process. Denys Cope, RN, BSN, MSS
- June, 2016 Supporting Children as They Cope with Serious Family Illness
- The Stepping Stones program at Gerard’s House. JJ Tellatin and Francine Kern
- July, 2016 A discussion on the book and film: "Being Mortal" by Dr. Atul Gawande. Presenters: Eileen Joyce and Caroline Burnett
- August, 2016 Geshe Sherab, Resident Geshe, Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe
- October 2016, Use of Medical Marijuana-Part 2 Presenter: Roni Stephenson, Cannabis Educator
- November 2016, Palliative Care in Santa Fe Update Jan Jahner
- December 2016, Meeting the Liminal with Luminosity, Judith Shotwell
Past Meetings - 2015
- Homeopathy for Hospice, Lia Bello, Homeopathic Family Nurse Practitioner
- Empowering Ourselves to Heal , Rev. Hollis Walker, Clinical Chaplain
- Learning to Spiritually Connect During the End of Life Journey, Wendy Jordan, Reiki Master
- The Healing Role of the Celebrant When Approaching Life’s End and Beyond, ChrisTina Simek, Certified Life Cycle Celebrant
- Dying A Natural Passage, Denys Cope, RN, BSN
- Engaging Grief: Re-turning From Loss to Life, Owen Kunkle, MA PMS Hospice Pastoral And Bereavement Counselor
- The New Document For Advance Directives: The MOST Form, Amy Fredrick’s and Kristin St. Clair, Palliative Care CSV
- Medicare and How it Covers End of Life Care Costs, Robert Meinershagen, Volunteer Benefits Councilor
- End of Life comfort of persons with severe cognitive impairment, Jytte Lokvig, PhD
- Immortality: Fantasy or Fact, Larry Dosey
- Life Songs: Cultivating the Place Where Poetry Meets Social Justice, Alyshia Shaw, Vanessa Torres