What Do "Death Doulas" Do?

Could You Stop The Bleed? With Denise Schwartz

Are you ready for the unexpected? You come across a hiker bleeding seriously from a fall - could you stop the bleed? Could you help a person who was drowning, having a stroke, choking or having a life-threatening allergic reaction? Would you be calm and confident in your ability to respond to an emergency? Nicole Roma Thurrell of the Institute for Wild Med teaches us how to be prepared. Find the Institute for Wilderness Medicine at www.wildmed.com [http://www.wildmed.com] Do you have questions, comments or thoughts about this episode? I'd like to hear from you. Email me at backyardoasispodcast@gmail.com [backyardoasispodcast@gmail.com] Hosted by Denise Schwartz Guest: Nicole Roma Thurrell Edited by Bobby Falco Produced by Alex Audette Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

What Do "Death Doulas" Do?

On this special crossover episode with Backyard Oasis, our host Denise Schwartz and death doula Dina Stander talk about how a doula may help a dying person. as well as the person’s family, friends and care circle members, plan and prepare for what's to come. Hosted by Denise Schwartz Produced by Alex Audette in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center at Greenfield Community College (MA)

Reframing Aging

Goodbye, "elderly" and "over the hill"; hello, "wise, active older adult!" Backyard Oasis is thrilled to present this special crossover episode with Prep School: A Readiness Podcast! Take a moment to imagine an "elderly" person. Now take that mental picture, rip it out of its cracked, broken, gray frame, and REFRAME it in something big, bold, shiny, and new. With a little consideration, you'll start to see wise, active older adults instead of the "elderly," "over the hill" folks you used to picture. Now that is how you change negative stereotypes about aging into positive ones...A.K.A. reframing aging! Join your host Denise Schwartz and guest Meg Ryan while they discuss ways we can all begin to reframe aging in our own lives NOW! Hosted by Denise Schwartz; Contributors: Meg Ryan Backyard Oasis was created by Dennis Lee, Denise Schwartz, Christine Copeland, Chad Fuller, and Judy Raper Produced by Alex Audette in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center Multimedia Studios at Greenfield Community College in Franklin County, MA

Fires, Floods, Hurricanes, Disasters - Who is responsible for responding to them?

Today we talk about emergencies and who is responsible for planning for and responding to them in your town or city. The federal or state government? Your mayor? Selectboard? Chief of Police? Yes, they are all responsible. And so are YOU. Emergency Management Director for the Town of Shelburne, Massachusetts, Tom Williams, explains. Prep School: A Readiness Podcast was created by Carmela Lanza-Weil and Denise Schwartz Produced by Alex Audette in the Multimedia Studios at Greenfield Community College in Franklin County, MA

Need Some "You" Time? Dance Doctors Fox and Schwartz Suggest "Self Care Cha-Cha!"

They're not real doctors but Denise Schwartz and Emily Fox are real dancers, and they know from experience, and from reading studies conducted by real doctors and researchers, how adding the "Self Care Cha-Cha" or any other easy-to-do dance step to your Self Care routine  can pump up endorphins, reduce cortisol levels, and increase feelings of happiness and relaxation. Learn how you can care for yourself by creating your "Self Care Cha-Cha" – or any dance! – ritual. Produced by Alex Audette in the Multimedia Studios at Greenfield Community College in Franklin County, MA Edited by Nina Bocko