In this episode, host Ellen Wong invites Mallory Hartzler, a death doula, who shares her recent experiences companioning two important beings in her life through their end of life – her dog Jackson and her grandfather, who was diagnosed with dementia. Mallory describes death as expanding beyond the edge of our skin.

About Mum’s Guest

Mallory Hartzler is a human-centered designer, death doula, and grief educator who founded Edge of Skin, a practice centered on end-of-life care and supporting people through the profound transitions of death and grief. She is dedicated to creating a more just and equitable world by making human connection and compassionate care more accessible. She is a seeker of truth, a curator of perspectives, and a dreamer with a passion for investigation, discovery, and sharing of collective wisdom. Through Edge of Skin, Mallory weaves together her work in design and end-of-life care to honor both life’s transitions and the magic of human connection.

Mallory’s Links

Instagram: @edgeofskin

www.edgeofskin.com

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In this episode, host Ellen Wong and Nelly Reznik (a psychic medium) shares her journey into mediumship and discussed disenfranchised grief from the death of a colleague during their budding romance. They discuss the nature of spirit psychic communication and its often mundane and humorous aspects, Nelly’s grandfather's Holocaust survival story, and the connection between ancestral trauma and psychic abilities.

About Guest: Nelly Reznik (she/her) is a Soviet-born psychic medium and spiritual teacher living in Brooklyn, NY. She began to develop her psychic ability following a tragic event in her twenties that caused her to confront death and mediumship in a new way. Since then, she has done thousands of private readings for over 700 people, and has taught and supported other intuitives through classes on psychic development, mediumship, intuition, and through private mentorship. You can catch her performing her show in New York, Comediumship, which combines her stand up comedy with live audience readings.

Nelly’s Links

* Comediumship: a live show that combines stand up comedy with audience readings

* Intuition Immersive: a 6-week intuition program

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MUM is produced by ⁠Ellen Wong⁠ and edited by ⁠Stepfanie Aguilar.⁠ Your support allows us to continue creating this podcast. If you enjoy this episode, please take a moment to rate and review. Keep this conversation alive by bringing it to your communities.

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In this episode of MUM, host Ellen Wong interviews Abbie Rosner (writer) about new models for elderhood, confronting mortality, and how the Boomer generation is discovering and re-discovering psychedelics as a treatment. You’ll hear about:

* what falls away as elders age and the connection to nature and love

* ancestral connection and sacred medicines

* creating a new kind of elderhood

About Guest

Abbie Rosner is a writer focused on how older adults are discovering and re-discovering the drugs of their youth. She is currently working on a book about how older adults are re-inventing elderhood through their work with psychedelics.

More on Abbie Rosner:

* AbbieRosner.com

Sources

Baby boomers, contemplating their mortality, are taking psychedelics again (ARTICLE)

ABOUT MUM

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MUM is produced by ⁠Ellen Wong⁠ and edited by ⁠Stepfanie Aguilar.⁠ Your support allows us to continue creating this podcast. If you enjoy this episode, please take a moment to rate and review. Keep this conversation alive by bringing it to your communities.

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