Best Life Best Death

This week my daughter and I talk about our recent publishing adventure of writing two children's books together. We explore the personal experiences that inspired our first book about "energy bubbles" and our second about death, loss, and signs from loved ones. How did this second book come to Anna? How did hospice nurses help shape its authenticity? What part did we decide to leave out? What's in the "Dear Reader" letter? And what exactly is "QT on the RC"? We believe this book belongs in the world. If you know of an organization, school, library, hospice, or counseling practice that would benefit from having it on their bookshelf, please let me know, and I would be delighted to send them a copy.

Thank you to Carl Jung and so many other who help us to see the unseen, and give inspiration to books like The Sky Painter, which explores signs, symbols and synchronicities. Have you experienced contact with those who have died?

Thanks to Barbara Karnes and other wonderful folks in the end-of-life field who read our draft of The Sky Painter, gave us feedback, and wrote beautiful endorsements!

Today’s the day! This book has been in the works for over a year, and we are so pleased with how it has turned out. Thanks to Mission Point Press and all those who were our early readers, offering suggestions and endorsements. This book is an informative, lovely addition to the small-but-growing library of books for kids about death and loss.

The Sky Painter – written by my daughter and I – is a special book about death and continuing bonds. Available this week on July 28, everywhere!

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What might we do to slow down in this modern world, where so much moves at a frenetic pace? In addition to working with "burned-out creatives" in her therapy practice, Sarah Heinss combines her knowledge of human psychology with a background in video editing to create thought-provoking social media posts. One of them recently caught my eye – and the eyes of more than 30 million other people – when it went viral. What cultural nerve did she touch, and how might this conversation inspire us to find more play and less speed? This chat is for your best life!

Agreed. I love intensity, and I do need down time. Thank you to my guest this week, Sarah Heinss of Muse Therapy, Chicago. Working with creatives and sensitive people is one of her specialties, and I loved what she had to say. How do we put her ideas into practice, so we can lean in but not burn out?

Don’t we all long for this connection with ourselves? How often we forget, but we are right there for the remembering. This week on BLBD I talk with Sarah about her approach to life, work, therapy and “going viral.”

Love this wisdom from one of Colorado’s clearest advocates for Medical Aid in Dying. You can hear all she has to say on Best Life Best Death #241.

Yes, please! Sarah Heinss is a therapist in Chicago, who was toodling along with her work and her social media, when suddenly, a post she made went viral, with millions of views! What was it, how did she react, and how is this connected to your best life?