Spiess, a hospice physician, debuts with a soothing and thorough guide to the complexities of the end of life. Spiess notes that dying is “foreign territory” for most Americans, and, in an effort make the process more perceptible and less overwhelming, he asks readers to imagine the end of their own lives, stage by deteriorating stage, and discusses statistics, stories of patients, legal and ethical considerations, and references to literature about death. He covers essential topics, such as advance directives (fill them out), hospice (it’s helpful), suffering (much of it is psychological), and how finding meaning can relieve suffering . . . Readers dealing with end-of-life care (for themselves or loved ones) will find wisdom in Spiess’s wide-ranging work.
9/26/20: KevinMD published excerpt of the book; “Death is personal for this physician.”
Link: https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/09/death-is-personal-for-this-physician.html
9/25/20: HealGrief interviewed author on their podcast; “Let’s Talk Death with Jeff Spiess.”
Link: https://healgrief.org/lets-talk-death/jeff-spiess/
10/14/20: Author interviewed on podcast “Connecting Paradigms.”
Link: https://connectingparadigms.org/blog/podcast/dying-with-ease-with-dr-jeff-spiess/
10/16/20: Baby Boomster published author’s guest post “Covid and your Mortality.”
Link: https://www.babyboomster.com/covid-and-your-mortality/
11/9/20: Author interviewed on the Hospice Chaplaincy podcast; “Episode 38: Dr. Jeff Spiess on his new book, ‘Dying with Ease: A Compassionate Guide to Making Wiser End of Life Decisions.’”
Link: https://hospicechaplaincy.com/2020/11/09/episode-38-dr-jeff-spiess-on-his-new-book-dying-with-ease-a-compassionate-guide-to-making-wiser-end-of-life-decisions/
11/4/20: Author interviewed on Cosmic Conversations with Marla Martenson; “Dying With Ease; Interview With A Hospice Doctor.”
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqM7o96sDMg
12/1/20: Edge Magazine included book in roundup “New Books: Winter 2020.”
Link: https://www.edgemagazine.net/2020/12/new-books-winter-2020/
11/30/20: Grief Healing blog posted book excerpt, “Voices of Experience.”
Link: https://www.griefhealingblog.com/2020/11/voices-of-experience-dying-with-ease.html
12/10/20: Author interviewed on podcast “Seek Reality” with Roberta Grimes.
Link: https://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/2020/12/05/jeff-spiess-talks-about-dying-with-ease/
12/10/20: The Open to Hope Foundation posted video interview with author on book subject, “Dr. Jeff Spiess: Life and Death Go Together.”
Link: https://www.opentohope.com/dr-jeff-spiess-life-and-death-go-together/
12/11/20: Author interviewed on KGNU Radio’s “Connections."
Link: https://www.kgnu.org/connections/12/11/2020