Host Ned Buskirk speaks with poet and philosopher Mark Nepo, a teacher in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over 50 years. With over a million copies sold, Mark has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. A beloved poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time,” “a consummate storyteller,” and “an eloquent spiritual teacher.” A cancer survivor, Mark writes and teaches from the heart, exploring what it means to have the life we want by being present to the life we have. His new book, coming out May 26th, 2026, is The Language of the Soul: How the Words You Choose Shape the Life You Live.

mark nepo's websites: https://marknepo.com/ & https://live.marknepo.com/ substack: https://marknepo.substack.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/mark_nepo/ fb: https://www.facebook.com/MarkNepo newsletter: https://marknepo.com/cc_email_signup_master.php Live event Saturday, September 12th at the Sebastopol Senior Center: https://www.sebastopolseniorcenter.org/the-fifth-season-mark-nepo

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"It was so monumentous. How do you live? I didn't know who I was. And this clear thought came to me: You have two choices here. You can curl up and become a bitter old woman, because it's not fair what happened to you. OR you can surrender - it's happened. And go forward, however you do, and walk that open-hearted path towards healing."

- Dr. Kaye Cleave in the wake of her daughter's death In this episode of You're Going to Die: The Podcast host Ned Buskirk speaks with Dr. Kaye Cleave. Her children's picture book—A Kangaroo Tale—helped raise funds to build a school in a remote Nepalese village in memory of her daughter. Her award-winning documentary, Catherine’s Kindergarten, about the death of her daughter and the life Kaye has lived to grieve, honor and celebrate her, has screened at film festivals world-wide. Kaye is currently on the Advisory Board for Impact Schools in Nepal and co-leads Grief & Healing Retreats at Laguna Writers in San Francisco.

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In this episode of You're Going to Die: The Podcast host Ned Buskirk speaks with author and licensed psychotherapist Lisa Olivera. Highlighted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, and The Guardian, the writer, adoptee, mother, and creator of the Human Stuff newsletter has worked in schools, community-based mental health, and private practice. Her latest book, When the Ache Remains, will be out this April. She lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter and two cats.

lisa olivera's website: https://lisaolivera.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/_lisaolivera/ when the ache remains: https://lisaolivera.com/when-the-ache-remains

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