{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/615f196051f0c80012c7ffce/65e9771c3a6c400015d19031?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"End-of-Life Planning. An Intentional Path to Our Final Destination with Christal Smith","description":"<p>When is the right time to start having end-of-life conversations?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In today's episode, I'm joined by the Mental Health Professional, Journalist, Senior Podcast Producer, and Shift Supervisor at the Suicide Hotline, <strong>Christal Smith. </strong>Throughout her extensive career as a mental health advocate, Christal worked to bring medical aid and end-of-life choices to terminally ill people, used her crisis counseling training working with LAPD as a volunteer crisis responder, and also worked on a suicide hotline, picking up calls from people in distress.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Throughout this episode, you'll learn more about Christal's passion for the intersection between communication and social impact and her work incentivizing and bringing awareness to the relevance of end-of-life discussions, such as medical care decisions and legal arrangements. Christal also shares tips on approaching and dealing with people who have shared suicidal thoughts, how to get end-of-life conversations going, and more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in and listen to <strong>episode 214 </strong>of <strong>Grief and Happiness, </strong>and start the conversations that'll make your future easier today.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In This Episode, You Will Learn:</strong></p><ul><li>About Christal's background and first experiences as a mental health advocate (2:40)</li><li>What is the best response to someone expressing suicidal thoughts (9:00)</li><li>Christal shares her thoughts on \"the wishes of the dying\" (15:40)</li><li>The importance of communicating end-of-life medical care choices (19:00)</li><li>Christal talks about her experience assisting at her own funeral (29:40)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://getyourshittogether.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get Your Shit Together</a></li><li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.deathoverdrafts.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Death Over Drafts</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Christal:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/christal-smith-94a0a37/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/csinla\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Let's Connect:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://lovingandlivingyourwaythroughgrief.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-thiroux-threatt/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Loving-and-Living-Your-Way-Through-Grief-105623437708464\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/emily_thiroux_threatt/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ThreattEmily\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/emilythirouxthreatt/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.griefandhappiness.com/pl/2147539051\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Grief and Happiness Alliance</a></li><li>Book: Emily Thiroux Threatt - <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/2nuf2fs3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Emily Thiroux Threatt"}