Death and Dying in the Digital Age
They say we die twice: once when we take our last breath and again when our name is spoken for the final time. But in today's world, there's a third passing to consider - our digital death.
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Anyone Can Dispute Your Life Insurance Policy | Stephanie Prestridge (opens the original)
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A life insurance payout is supposed to be the easy part of an estate. A lawyer who does nothing but denies claims explains why it so often isn't. In this episode, Stephie Prestridge, an attorney and cofounder of Life Claim, a firm devoted exclusively to denied, delayed, and disputed life insurance and accidental death claims, joins host Niki Weiss to explain what actually stops a policy from paying, why a will does not control your life insurance, and how a single dropdown menu on a benefits for
The Grief That Starts Before They Die | Terri Chaplin (opens the original)
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Nobody brings you a meal until after the funeral. But the grief often starts years earlier, and most people have no name for what they are feeling. In this episode, Terri Chaplin, a Certified Grief Companion, HeartMath Certified Mentor, and creator of two grief certification programs, joins host Niki Weiss to talk about anticipatory grief, why it does not prepare you for the loss, and why the person who is dying and the person caring for them are often grieving in the same room without either on
Why Jews Sit Shiva for Seven Days | Rabbi Melanie Levav & Rebecca Missel (opens the original)
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Jewish tradition gives mourners seven days where nothing is expected of them except grief. Most of us have nothing like it. In this episode, Rabbi Melanie Levav, executive director of Shomer Collective, and Rebecca Missel, who leads Shiva Circle, join host Niki Weiss to talk about what shiva actually is, why these rituals are getting harder to access, and where technology helps with grief and where it cannot go. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN - What sitting shiva involves and why every ritual in it has a p
There Won't Be a Great Wealth Transfer | Bryan Walley (opens the original)
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Everyone is waiting on the great wealth transfer. Less than half of American homeowners have a will, which means a lot of it goes to probate instead. In this episode, Bryan Walley, cofounder and CEO of Forward Inheritance and a repeat founder with 25+ years in tech and fintech, joins host Niki Weiss to talk about why paperwork gets put off until a crisis forces it, the estate mistakes people make after they think they are done, and what it looks like to run the business of the family like a busi
What Happens to Your Digital Twin When You Die | Dr. Cory Goldberg (opens the original)
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Longevity medicine is building a digital copy of you. Nobody has decided what happens to it after you die. In this episode, Dr. Cory Goldberg, a Toronto plastic surgeon who moved into longevity medicine and founded the Form clinic, joins host Niki Weiss to explain what a digital twin is, why he believes aging is a modifiable disease, and what it means to leave behind something that knows how you think. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN - What a digital twin is and which parts of it exist today versus which ar
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