Lisa Pahl: Dealing with Death.. With a game of cards

About this episode

Lisa Pahl discusses the importance of having conversations about death through her game, The Death Deck.

Death is in the cards, so why not deal yourself a hand and have a laugh? That's what the Death Deck is about. Created by Lisa Pahl and her business partner Lori LoCicero, The Death Deck offers a creative way to have those difficult conversations. As a Hospice and Emergency Medicine Social Worker, Lisa saw first hand how people avoid the topic of death, even those who work in end of life care. She joins Kelley Edwards for a chat about how important it really is to have these conversations before it's too late.

People in this episode

Guest: Lisa Pahl

Topics covered

• death
• hospice care
• end of life conversations
• humor

Keywords

• Death Deck
• Lori LoCicero
• social work
• difficult conversations

Mentioned in this episode

Products: the Death Deck

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