<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Don't Fear the Reaper]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>We're talking about death, because it's the one thing we all have in common. Three good friends dive into the deep end with guests that include everyone from experts in death-related subjects to witnesses to the impossible.</p>]]></description><link>https://riverside.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:00:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/l90ViwQW.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas]]></author><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:10:26 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category><itunes:author>Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;We&apos;re talking about death, because it&apos;s the one thing we all have in common. Three good friends dive into the deep end with guests that include everyone from experts in death-related subjects to witnesses to the impossible.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas</itunes:name><itunes:email>jfleming@pioneerpress.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Philosophy"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Spirituality"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/logos/fbacc791-3002-4603-b28f-b192670452d7.jpeg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Psychopomp with Tiffany Dorton ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever heard of psychopomp? Yeah, we hadn't either. We get into the ins and outs of helping a soul pass to the other side with Tiffany Dorton of Golden Light Healing. Don't miss this fascinating conversation about why a soul might be hanging around and how to help them along.</p><p></p><p>Find Tiffany's retreat center at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://goldenlighthealing.net/" target="_blank">https://goldenlighthealing.net/</a></p><p></p><p>And please check out our sponsor for information on alternative funerals at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sendoff.co/" target="_blank">https://sendoff.co/</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">74569ba1-615b-4c91-9bbb-fd438d4b771a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/1bd52fe40b6342f7e68a463217572c2a67caaa24fa2019cb197469162cf1cb51/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI3NDU2OWJhMS02MTViLTRjOTEtOWJiYi1mZDQzOGQ0Yjc3MWEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5NWQ5MjVlMS1iNDI1LTQ4Y2UtYjdkYi1mODYzY2Y5OTk2MjIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjA1YzRkNjFjMGFkNDBjNzVlMTkxZWYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlhYzY4YzY2MTMzOGZlMGIyZjE3YmY5L2plc3NpY2EtZmxlbWluZ3Mtc3R1ZGlvLUoyNGhTLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtMy03X18xOS00LTU0Lm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="103467615" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Have you ever heard of psychopomp? Yeah, we hadn&apos;t either. We get into the ins and outs of helping a soul pass to the other side with Tiffany Dorton of Golden Light Healing. Don&apos;t miss this fascinating conversation about why a soul might be hanging around and how to help them along.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Tiffany&apos;s retreat center at &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://goldenlighthealing.net/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://goldenlighthealing.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And please check out our sponsor for information on alternative funerals at &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://sendoff.co/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://sendoff.co/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:53:53</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/logos/fbacc791-3002-4603-b28f-b192670452d7.jpeg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Psychopomp with Tiffany Dorton </itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[End-of-life doula with Michelle Kolling of HELD Doula]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>You have all the helpers to try and bring a life into the world -- why not someone to help as you leave it? Michelle Kolling found this work after her husband died, and she's very passionate about helping families through what can be a difficult, but also beautiful, time.</p><p></p><p>Find Michelle at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://heldoula.com/" target="_blank">https://heldoula.com/</a></p><p></p><p>And visit our sponsor at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sendoff.co/" target="_blank">https://sendoff.co/</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">b9af58e8-15eb-40df-9d07-89991daca6bf</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/a142b85789ffeb838e40b3103bd7f4e11c682bdbed84871b0e044d2080656279/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJiOWFmNThlOC0xNWViLTQwZGYtOWQwNy04OTk5MWRhY2E2YmYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5NWQ5MjVlMS1iNDI1LTQ4Y2UtYjdkYi1mODYzY2Y5OTk2MjIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjA1YzRkNjFjMGFkNDBjNzVlMTkxZWYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlkODExOWNiMzgyNGFmNmVmOGUwNWQ5L2plc3NpY2EtZmxlbWluZ3Mtc3R1ZGlvLUoyNGhTLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNC05X18yMi01Mi00NC5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="97589437" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/episodes/b9af58e8-15eb-40df-9d07-89991daca6bf/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;You have all the helpers to try and bring a life into the world -- why not someone to help as you leave it? Michelle Kolling found this work after her husband died, and she&apos;s very passionate about helping families through what can be a difficult, but also beautiful, time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find Michelle at &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://heldoula.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://heldoula.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And visit our sponsor at &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://sendoff.co/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://sendoff.co/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:50:50</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/logos/fbacc791-3002-4603-b28f-b192670452d7.jpeg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:title>End-of-life doula with Michelle Kolling of HELD Doula</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers Bloom Anyway with Liz Fiedler Mergen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Liz was just 31 years old when her husband, Josh, died of a heart attack while running on a treadmill. And that might just be the least interesting part of her story. A former nurse practitioner, Fiedler Mergen reinvented herself as a flower farmer and author. Her book "Flowers Bloom Anyway," is part memoir, part guidebook to living with grief. She's happily remarried now, but her path to getting there was anything but straight.</p><p></p><p>Find her at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.lizfiedlermergen.com/" target="_blank">https://www.lizfiedlermergen.com/</a></p><p></p><p>And if you're interested in alternative funerals, please visit our sponsor, SendOff: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sendoff.co/" target="_blank">https://sendoff.co/</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">dde9eace-5e85-4a05-a631-d26ecb923a86</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/55c0e0fc662c17a4682c3a19e5b320c6dfdff2ce5b37a3859c8149c83588310c/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkZGU5ZWFjZS01ZTg1LTRhMDUtYTYzMS1kMjZlY2I5MjNhODYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5NWQ5MjVlMS1iNDI1LTQ4Y2UtYjdkYi1mODYzY2Y5OTk2MjIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjA1YzRkNjFjMGFkNDBjNzVlMTkxZWYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjljMzM1Y2I4OGIzODVlYmMyMDg0ZjAyL2plc3NpY2EtZmxlbWluZ3Mtc3R1ZGlvLUoyNGhTLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtMy0yNV9fMi05LTMxLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="100507628" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/episodes/dde9eace-5e85-4a05-a631-d26ecb923a86/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Liz was just 31 years old when her husband, Josh, died of a heart attack while running on a treadmill. And that might just be the least interesting part of her story. A former nurse practitioner, Fiedler Mergen reinvented herself as a flower farmer and author. Her book &quot;Flowers Bloom Anyway,&quot; is part memoir, part guidebook to living with grief. She&apos;s happily remarried now, but her path to getting there was anything but straight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find her at &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.lizfiedlermergen.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.lizfiedlermergen.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And if you&apos;re interested in alternative funerals, please visit our sponsor, SendOff: &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://sendoff.co/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://sendoff.co/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:52:21</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/logos/fbacc791-3002-4603-b28f-b192670452d7.jpeg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Flowers Bloom Anyway with Liz Fiedler Mergen</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alternative funerals with SendOff's Kelly Roberts]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Not everyone wants a sad church funeral. That's why SendOff exists. Owner Kelly Roberts is a little bit funeral guru, a little bit party planner. Can he create a Willy Wonka tunnel for someone's final farewell? Listen and find out!</p><p></p><p>Learn more at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://sendoff.co/" target="_blank">https://sendoff.co/</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">0c2bb2ea-dc74-4308-bad5-8fed805d5078</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Fleming, Mandy Neuman, Lisa Antony-Thomas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/5d79c43d3cb36d90b02030edf6c45f01d0074aebbb37d2a8b27cae3739f1d6ab/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIwYzJiYjJlYS1kYzc0LTQzMDgtYmFkNS04ZmVkODA1ZDUwNzgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5NWQ5MjVlMS1iNDI1LTQ4Y2UtYjdkYi1mODYzY2Y5OTk2MjIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjA1YzRkNjFjMGFkNDBjNzVlMTkxZWYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk3MTYwOTcxM2Y2ZGY4NDczNDhkZWMxL2plc3NpY2EtZmxlbWluZ3Mtc3R1ZGlvLUoyNGhTLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtMS0yMl9fMC0yNi0xNC5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="91994636" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/episodes/0c2bb2ea-dc74-4308-bad5-8fed805d5078/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Not everyone wants a sad church funeral. That&apos;s why SendOff exists. Owner Kelly Roberts is a little bit funeral guru, a little bit party planner. Can he create a Willy Wonka tunnel for someone&apos;s final farewell? Listen and find out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more at &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://sendoff.co/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://sendoff.co/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:47:55</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/95d925e1-b425-48ce-b7db-f863cf999622/logos/fbacc791-3002-4603-b28f-b192670452d7.jpeg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Alternative funerals with SendOff&apos;s Kelly Roberts</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>