{"id":53796,"date":"2016-01-22T21:36:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T03:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=53796"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:12:51","slug":"podcast-171-the-dying-experience-myths-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-171-the-dying-experience-myths-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #171: The Dying Experience \u2014 Myths and Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"

All of us are going to die someday. And most of us will have loved ones who will die from disease or old age before we do. In fact, some of you listening right now may be dying yourself or watching a loved one die.<\/p>\n

Yet most modern Westerners aren’t prepared for the actual event of dying because we’ve done such a great job cordoning it off from the rest of life. If you’re a young person, you’ve likely never seen a person who’s dying.<\/p>\n

Consequently, there are lot of myths and misconceptions about the dying process. There’s also a lot of fear — both for the person dying and those watching them die.<\/p>\n

But my guest today has devoted herself to educating people about the dying process and showing people that it’s more than a medical event. Her name is Barbara Karnes<\/a>. She’s a hospice nurse and the author of several books about dying and how to bring it back to the natural part of life that it is.<\/p>\n

Today on the podcast Barbara and I get into what to expect when you’re in the twilight of life and how you can make the experience less scary and more meaningful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All of us are going to die someday. And most of us will have loved ones who will die from disease or old age before we do. In fact, some of you listening right now may be dying yourself or watching a loved one die. 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