Dreams and Visions of the Dying from Ted Talk's I See Dead People's Dr. Christopher Kerr
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Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Christopher Kerr, CEO and Chief Medical Officer at Hospice Buffalo, the creator of the incredibly viral TED Talk, “I See Dead People: Dreams and Visions of the Dying”, and the author of a brilliant, beautiful, and incredibly important book, “Death Is But A Dream” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about finding hope and meaning at life’s end, particularly at this time. Key Points Discussed: Would you say you used to be a spiritual guy and what happened the last time you saw your dad? (02:54) How he ended up going to the safest place from the dying as a career (05:02) The worse words one can say for somebody who’s dying and how the principle of non-abandonment is no longer valued (06:48) How he shifted from working as a resident in cardiology to work in hospice (09:08) Terminal lucidity and looking at dying as a post-traumatic growth experience (11:53) People die how they live (16:33) Sleep as the common denominator of all illnesses (19:36) Why dying seems lonely when it’s really not (22:42) Bridget and how she was spiting him with the pink spiders on the wall (26:18) The experiences (Dream and visions) that patients have when they’re dying (28:02) The story of Eliza and Nathan: How we see people die and how it changes how we experience loss and grief (33:16) The access to data from our lives that requires emotional tone and texture to reach (38:35) Do you think there is less suffering than we think at the end and more peace at the end as well? (42:43) What can you tell us about people who’ve had miscarriages? (45:43) The complicated grief surrounding Coronavirus deaths and the anticipatory peace to it (46:52) How to reach out and connect with our loved ones during this time (49:20) Additional Resources: Death is But A Dream By Dr. Christopher Kerr www.DrChristopherKerr.com www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok