Ask A Death Doula

Navigating the Journey with Hospice Nurse Penny: Valuing End-of-Life Care In this episode of the Good Death podcast series, we converse with Penny Smith, also known as Hospice Nurse Penny. A renowned hospice and palliative care nurse, Penny discusses her journey from a tumultuous past to becoming an RN and a social media influencer with over 2 million followers. She highlights the importance of hospice education, the misconceptions about hospice care, and the profound impact of bedside visitations. Penny shares her personal story, including her experience with death anxiety and her father's post-death visitation, aiming to normalize the end-of-life process and remove the stigma surrounding it. This conversation offers an inspiring look into the importance of discussing and understanding end-of-life care.         We dive in to: 00:00 Introduction to the Good Death Podcast 00:25 Meet Hospice Nurse Penny 03:17 Penny's Journey to Hospice Nursing 09:52 Discovering Social Media During the Pandemic 12:23 Writing the