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Hospice nurse reveals phenomena5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Dying and birth feel like we’re going to or coming from a place we all know. Julie has always been spiritual, and her work as a hospice nurse has only solidified her belief in something more. Death and dying and spirituality are not mutually exclusive. See William Peter’s book " At Heaven's Door" (affiliate) for more anecdotal stories of people’s shared death experiences. Julie knows that visioning is not psychosis or drug-induced delirium or other conditions commonly attributed as the cause because she has seen those things in a clinical setting and says it’s completely different. “Visioning”, or a dying individual seeing their dead loved ones, typically occurs in the month to weeks before death while the individual is still perfectly lucid. The person can seem almost like they’ve made a full recovery for a day before suddenly dying. “Rallies” sometimes occur right before someone actively dies. The process may seem graphic if you haven’t seen it before, but it’s all normal. We all pretty much look the same when we’re actively dying, no matter what disease we’re dying from. Our body’s natural dying processes kick in, similar to the way our bodies instinctively birth. What is actively dying like? It usually lasts a few hours to a few days. Hospice vs palliative care vs death doulas. She went into hospice nursing because she knew there had to be a better way to die. Death happens a lot in the ICU but isn’t discussed. Julie’s shift from ICU nursing to hospice nursing. Julie’s experience creating a cult-like following by talking about death and dying on social media. Listen in to hear how Julie got into hospice nursing (it wasn’t her first or even second pick), what active death is and what it’s like, some of the phenomena people often experience close to death, and what life is really all about. Julie’s mission is to educate people about death and help them feel more comfortable about it since it’s the one thing we all do. Today we talk with Julie McFadden (Hospice Nurse Julie), a hospice nurse whose videos showing people what the process of dying looks like have garnered millions of views. Have you ever seen someone die? Do you know what actually happens? Does it scare you? If you’re enjoying the podcast and finding value in guest interviews, ghost stories, and the content I share, please consider supporting the show by becoming a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month at /DrAmyRobbinsĪs a member you’ll get more say in the content we cover and exclusive access to behind-the-scenes goodness! “We give lip service to… ‘what matters in the end’, but are we really living in that way now?” -Dr. ![]()
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