Doing Death Differently with Death Doula Penny Waugh

TRUST GBS with Lori Bolander and Lauren Gallagher, Episode 18 In this episode of TRUST GBS, Lori Bolander and Lauren Gallagher speak with Penny Waugh, Death Doula and Founder of The Death Network, who has spent years helping families navigate end-of-life transitions with compassion and dignity, often partnering alongside hospice and other medical professionals. Penny is especially known for helping people access lesser-known death care options like home funerals, green burial, and water cremation, and for hosting death cafe discussions and community education events that open up conversations most people avoid. Tune in to the episode to hear about: Penny Waugh on the "silver tsunami" ahead: baby boomer deaths are projected to jump from 7,000 to 11,000 a day by 2030 Why might it be kinder to name a third-party healthcare agent instead of a spouse or child? A home funeral can cost roughly 20% of a traditional service, with no legal deadline in California for keeping a loved one at home Why do only 30% of Californians know medical aid in dying is already legal in their own state? Penny Waugh's list of options most funeral homes won't mention unless you ask: green burial, water cremation, and home funerals Learn more about Penny Waugh: Visit The Death Network's website: https://www.thedeathnetwork.com Join a Community Event of The Death Network: https://www.meetup.com/the-death-netw... Connect with Penny on LinkedIn:   / penny-waugh-1724964   Follow The Death Network on Instagram:   / thedeathnetwork   Watch The Death Network on YouTube:    / @thedeathnetworkca   ******************************* About the TRUST GBS podcast with Lori Bolander and Lauren Gallagher: In each episode of TRUST GBS, we'll get together with other professionals and have fun talking about trust and estate matters. Watch more episodes of TRUST GBS: YouTube:    / @lawgbs   Connect and learn more from your hosts, Lori Bolander and Lauren Gallagher: Connect with Lori on LinkedIn:   / lori-bolander-a62b97177   Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn:   / lauren-gallagher-3b213b12   Visit Lori and Lauren’s firm’s website: http://www.lawgbs.com