When Hospice Comes Up

Just the mention of the word Hospice can sometimes cause great distress to a family.  But when someone is appropriate, in other words if their illness  qualifies them for Hospice services, NOT mentioning it is wrong. Generally, all people know is that Hospice means someone will die. And that is true. So, how do we […]

My Own Mom

I have mentioned how I came to be doing this work. And when asked, if someone has the time, I will tell them this story. It was a pivotal time in my life, as one can well imagine, a time of great change and growth. And, it’s a very sweet memory. Thank you for listening […]

When Little Souls Leave Too Soon

The title of this piece kind of says it all as far as what the subject matter might be. It’s a very short 7 and a 1/2 minute slice of my life…. Thank you for listening to Where the Veil Grows Thin. Please look for future episodes every Sunday at seanjeung.com.

Some Thoughts on Grief

Grief is something we all know. It is not something we necessarily know what to do with.  This episode is a sort of beginners guide to knowing how to be with someone else who is grieving, while hopefully also addressing what each one of us can do for ourselves when we suffer a loss. Thank […]

The Language of Cancer

I realized, when I listened to this, that some of what I say sounds harsh. When I wrote it I was on a soap box for reform and expansion in the way things happen when someone is diagnosed with a life-limiting disease. I know I wear my comfort with talk of death sometimes too loudly, […]

The 11th Hour Part 2

Part Two of a two part piece on sitting with someone who is actively dying. In this 19 minute episode we continue the conversation on what it looks like to be in the home of someone who is actively dying and what happens at the moment of and the moments after death occurs. Thank you […]

The 11th Hour Part I

This two part series is based on a training I did for hospice volunteers interested in sitting vigil with people actively dying. As Death Doula work gains popularity here in the US.  it feels appropriate to take the opportunity to talk about what it looks like to be in someones home when they are dying, […]

A word about balance

We hear a lot about ‘balance’ these days; the necessity for it in all areas of our lives. In this episode, we take a look at how the compartmentalizing of our various roles in life can make our heads spin when we think we have to try to balance so many hats; and how the […]

Regrets

This episode was the result of someone in a grief group asking, ‘What do the rest of you do with regrets?” and the amazing conversation that followed. When I was asked shortly after that to be a guest speaker at a local church I said I would if I could talk about Regrets. This is […]

Cancer Center Nascar

This story took shape after a particularly challenging week in our cancer center.  Staff shortages and a wave of deaths among our patients helped teach me how a small group of individuals can pull together to see one another through. And, a week that showed me the toll it can take in the process. Thank you […]