Join our webinar series as we invite medical and health experts, end-of-life professionals, policy makers and story tellers to give you the information you need to navigate your care preferences for the end of life. Compassion & Choices’ Tools to Finish Strong lays the groundwork for these conversations. We will stay stronger together.

Recordings of Webinars and Podcasts


Encouraging Lively Conversations about Death Webinar Thumbnail  The Spirituality of Grief with Rev. Dr. Fran Shelton

Zeena Regis has a conversation with Rev. Dr. Fran Shelton about her new book, The Spirituality of Grief. The book honors the complex nature of grief and offers simple comfort: We are not alone, and there is no one right way to grieve. Aired 5/18/23
Reigniting Resilience: It’s About Bouncing Beyond with Robert Pardi Webinar Thumbnail  Reigniting Resilience: It’s About Bouncing Beyond with Robert Pardin

Have you forgotten how to access your resilience? Join Compassion & Choices’ Senior Director of Legacy & Planned Giving Sam Young and life coach and author, Robert Pardi, for a conversation about how resilience is found at the intersection of three life domains: purpose, perspective, and personal power. Aired 4/30/23
Encouraging Lively Conversations about Death Webinar Thumbnail  Encouraging Lively Conversations about Death

with Stefanie Elkins, Founder of Be Present Care and Death over Drafts Lori LoCicero and Lisa Pahl, Co-creators of The Death DeckAired 4/27/23

Focus On with Ricardo Thomas: A Lack of Planning is Hazardous to Your Health and Wealth Webinar Thumbnail  Focus On with Ricardo Thomas: A Lack of Planning is Hazardous to Your Health and Wealth Aired 4/24/23

As the End Nears: Dying With Kidney Failure Webinar Thumbnail  As the End Nears: Dying With Kidney Failure Aired 4/18/23

Perspectives from Death Doulas: Learn how a death doula can add value to your end-of-life care team Webinar Thumbnail  Perspectives from Death Doulas: Learn how a death doula can add value to your end-of-life care team Aired 4/13/23

Inviting Joy Into Grief A Conversation About Living With Loss and With Joy Webinar Thumbnail  Inviting Joy Into Grief A Conversation About Living With Loss and With Joy Aired 4/6/23

Empowerment at the End of Life: Charting your Dementia Journey Webinar Thumbnail  Empowerment at the End of Life: Charting your Dementia Journey Aired 4/5/23

National Doctors Day Webinar – Bedside Stories: My Role as Healer at the End of Life Thumbnail  National Doctors Day Webinar – Bedside Stories: My Role as Healer at the End of Life Aired 3/30/23

Conversations that Count: Advance Care Planning Thumbnail  Conversations that Count: Advance Care Planning Aired 3/29/23

Spanish Advance Healthcare Directive Webinar Thumbnail  Spanish Advance Healthcare Directive workshop : Taller de Directiva Anticipada de Cuidados de Salud Aired 3/24/23

As the End Nears Dying with Heart Failure Thumbnail  As the End Nears Dying with Heart Failure Aired 3/22/23

Focus On With Ricardo Thomas: Celebrating Women in the End-of-Life Care Movement Thumbnail  Focus On With Ricardo Thomas: Celebrating Women in the End-of-Life Care Movement Aired 3/21/23

Aging Well Series - Compassion and Choices Presentation Webinar Thumbnail  Aging Well Series - Compassion and Choices Presentation Aired 3/16/23

Joél Simone Maldonado and Kim Callinan on the thumbnail for the Death & Grief Talk Podcast  Death & Grief Talk Podcast with the Grave Woman Aired 11/22/22

a graphic showing the four participants in a zoom meeting Trailblazers in the Financial World Recorded on February 11th, 2023.

a graphic image showing two people looking at each others with gears both in their brains as well as outside their heads Navigating Dementia Recorded on September 27, 2022.

 Day Schildkret Special Event Recorded on August 17, 2022.

 A Death Lived with Martha Calihan, M.D. Recorded on July 29, 2022.

 The Song of Our Scars: the Untold Story of Pain with Dr. Haider Warraich Recorded on June 21, 2022.

 Wooden Nickels National Event Recorded on June 16, 2022.

 Inspired to Share: Four Stories of Intentional Living at the End of Life Recorded on June 2, 2022.

 Catholics for Compassion: Living and Dying According to Conscience Recorded on May 2, 2022.

Simple dark blue graphic of a medical cross Death, Dignity and Disabilities: a Discussion Recorded on March 31, 2022.
Simple dark blue graphic of a medical cross Don’t Worry Be Ready: A Tour of Compassion & Choices' Finish Strong Dementia Tools Recorded on November 18, 2021.
Simple dark blue graphic of a medical cross Everything You Wanted to Know About VSED But Were Afraid to Ask Recorded on November 11, 2021.
Join Missy Moore for a webinae on end-of-life planning on September 22 Making Your Wishes Known: Living Your Values by Planning Ahead with Ottamissiah "Missy" Moore. Recorded on September 22, 2021.
ca-pride_sq Stories of Integrity: California PRIDE & End-of-Life Options Recorded on June 29, 2021
ASA Leverage Logo American Society on Aging presents: State of Movement with End-of-Life Care: Medical Aid in Dying (Featuring Kim Callinan and Dr. Chandana Banerjee, City of Hope and C&C board member. Recorded on June 22, 2021
instasquare-bobs-choice-il-graphic “Bob’s Choice” Filmmakers Q&A Honoring Pride Month Recorded on June 10, 2021
Simple dark blue graphic of a medical cross Medical Aid in Dying and ALS: How the Option Can Ease End-of-Life Suffering Recorded on May 11, 2021
City of Hope Presents: Aid in Dying Medications & the Clinical Competencies of Prescribing City of Hope Presents: Aid in Dying Medications & the Clinical Competencies of Prescribing Recorded May 6, 2021
Diane Rehm sits in her home next to a photo of her with her husband John "When My Time Comes" Documentary Q&A with Diane Rehm and Director Joe Fab Recorded on April 22, 2021
Graphic of a check list National Healthcare Decisions Day 2021: Engaging the Next Generation in End-of-Life Planning Recorded on April 16, 2021
City of Hope Presents: Palliative Care Emergencies and End-of-Life Care City of Hope Presents: Palliative Care Emergencies and End-of-Life Care Recorded on April 1, 2021
City of Hope Presents: Cinema at the End of Life City of Hope Presents: Cinema at the End of Life Recorded on March 4, 2021
thumbnail with praying hands Black History Month Webinar: End-of-Life Empowerment and the Faith Community Recorded February 18, 2021.
City of Hope Presents: How Medical Aid in Dying Really Works in Authorized States City of Hope Presents: How Medical Aid in Dying Really Works in Authorized States Recorded on February 4, 2021.
Graphic with microphone Boomers Today Podcast: Living and Dying on Your Terms featuring Kim Callinan Recorded January 11, 2021
City of Hope Presents: Grief & Bereavement at the End of Life City of Hope Presents: Grief & Bereavement at the End of Life Recorded January 7, 2021
City of Hope's End of Life Symposium logo for their live webinar series City of Hope Presents: Literature & End of Life: Poetry, Book and Patient Stories Recorded Thursday, December 3, 2020
City of Hope's End of Life Symposium logo for their live webinar series City of Hope Presents: Patient Perspectives on Medical Aid in Dying Recorded Thursday, November 5, 2020
webinar thumbnail Town Hall - Finances, Funerals, and Finale My Way!  Recorded Tuesday, October 6, 2020
City of Hope's End of Life Symposium logo for their live webinar series City of Hope Presents: The Actively Dying Patient Recorded Thursday, October 1, 2020
City of Hope's End of Life Symposium logo for their live webinar series City of Hope Presents: Every Picture Tells a Story: A Young Photographer Shares Her Husband's Moving End of Life Experience Through Her Lens Recorded Thursday, September 3, 2020
Barbara Hammer holds a giant white ball overhead. Partner Florrie Burke is featured in the bottom right corner. The Art of Dying (or Palliative Art Making in the Age of Anxiety), Revisited Recorded Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Anna Camp and costars of here awhile A Conversation with Anna Camp Recorded Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Arena stage and compassion and choices logos Health Care Rationing and End of Life Decisions: Who and How? (Hosted by the Arena Stage) Recorded Monday, July 20
Kim Callinan speaks with American Atheists Medical Aid in Dying: Ensuring Access to the End-of-Life Options You Want (Hosted by American Atheists) Recorded Tuesday, July 20, 2020
Simple blue graphic with a question mark "Ask Me Anything" -- A Conversation With the Compassion & Choices End-of-Life Consultants Recorded Thursday, June 25, 2020
simple blue graphic Becoming a Powerful Virtual Advocate: How Can Your Online Presence Inspire Action? Recorded Tuesday, June 16, 2020
A simplified graphic image of the coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing End-of-life Care: The Clinician Perspective on the Good, the Bad, and the Way Forward Recorded Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Simple dark blue graphic of a medical cross Opportunities to Expand Telehealth Use Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Recorded Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Maria Otero poses in a colorful dress with a flower behind her ear Engaging Communities of Color: Ensuring All Americans Are Prepared for the Inevitable End of Life Recorded Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Tom and Christine Whaley at the Grand Canyon Medical Aid in Dying Across the States: Ensuring Terminally Ill People Can Access the Law (Part 2 of 2) Recorded Thursday, May 21, 2020
two concentric dark blue c's Medical Aid in Dying Across the States: A Compassionate End-of-Life Care Option (Part 1 of 2) Recorded Thursday, May 14, 2020
Barbara Coombs Lee holds her book What does it mean to Finish Strong? A conversation with Barbara Coombs Lee Recorded Thursday, April 30, 2020
meditative stack of rocks on a beach A Conversation on Grief and Loss Recorded Tuesday, April 28, 2020
American Society on Aging Logo Living and Dying With Dementia: Taking Charge of Your Personal Values (Hosted by the American Society on Aging) Recorded Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Diane Rehm sits in her home next to a photo of her with her husband John Diane Rehm on Charting Your Personal Journey from Life to Death (hosted by the Raben Group) Recorded Monday, April 20, 2020
thumbnail featuring C&C's National Healthcare Decisions Day: End-of-Life Decisions Guide and Toolkit Recorded Thursday, April 16, 2020
blue graphic with a computer monitor with three chat bubbles How to Become a Powerful Virtual Advocate Recorded Tuesday, April 14, 2020
#NHDD National Healthcare Decisions Day Town Hall: Navigating End-of-Life Care and Choice During the Pandemic Recorded Monday, April 13, 2020