{"podcast":{"title":"Hospice Explained","slug":"hospice-explained-3645914","podcast_index_feed_id":3645914,"rss_url":"https://hospiceexplained.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.hospiceexplained.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/4/d/4/04d4807c43d1d42616c3140a3186d450/Copy_of_Untitled.png","author":"Marie Betcher RN","episode_count":195,"summary":"This is a podcast to Explain what is hospice. The goal of this show is to decrease fear and increase education for patients and their families during the end of life season. The show will also share some experiences and stories to help the listener understand what does Hospice mean, and how a person can help care for their loved one.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:20:53.395753+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospice-explained-3645914"},"episode":{"title":"180 Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN","slug":"180-hospice-buddy-practical-symptom-support-caregiver-logbooks-and-grounding-prompts-with-jamie-haberman-rn","published_at":"2026-03-22T20:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospice-explained-3645914/180-hospice-buddy-practical-symptom-support-caregiver-logbooks-and-grounding-prompts-with-jamie-haberman-rn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospice-explained-3645914","url":"https://hospiceexplained.libsyn.com/episode-180","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hospiceexplained/Episode180_Audition_v1_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=2694440","summary":"180 Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and former hospice nurse, interviews returning guest Jamie Haberman RN, a hospice nurse with nearly 20 years of end-of-life experience and founder of Hospice Buddy. Jamie describes her hospice background and explains Hospice Buddy as a caregiver support platform offering free resources, a Facebook support group, and paid one-on-one support calls. She outlines her publications: six caregiver logbooks designed for the six-month hospice timeframe to track medications, symptoms, vitals, and notes, plus simple activities like reflections, puzzles, and coloring; a five-minute caregiver grounding journal focused on gratitude, breathing, and letting go; and a Christian faith-based symptom management guide covering common hospice issues (pain, shortness of breath, anxiety, congestion, falls, DNR) with practical, nonclinical tips. They discuss why information is hard to absorb during crises, the need for overnight support, and how some patients seem to time their death when family briefly steps away. 00:00 Welcome and Disclaimer 00:29 Meet Host Marie 00:55 Introducing Jamie Haberman 01:50 Jamie Hospice Background 02:36 Hospice Buddy and Books 04:25 Five Minute Grounding 06:45 Faith Based Support 08:51 Symptom Management Guide 10:16 Formats Pricing and Calls 13:57 Why Extra Support Matters 16:17 Night Shift and Passing Timing 20:25 Caregiver Logbooks Activities 24:17 Where to Find Jamie 25:25 Final Encouragement and Wrap https://hospicebuddy.com/ If you want to help, you can donate to help support Hospice Explained at the Buy me a Coffee link https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Hospice Hospice Explained Affiliates & Contact Information Buy…","meta_description":"180 Hospice Buddy: Practical Symptom Support, Caregiver Logbooks, and Grounding Prompts with Jamie Haberman RN Host Marie Betcher, a registered nurse and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1596,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hospice-explained-3645914/episodes/180-hospice-buddy-practical-symptom-support-caregiver-logbooks-and-grounding-prompts-with-jamie-haberman-rn/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hospice-explained-3645914/180-hospice-buddy-practical-symptom-support-caregiver-logbooks-and-grounding-prompts-with-jamie-haberman-rn.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}