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<video:title><![CDATA[Amanda Peet on grieving her dad, caring for her dying mom and facing breast cancer at the same time]]></video:title>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Preparing for the Unexpected: Estate Planning Basics]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Preparing for the Unexpected &ndash; Estate Planning Basics&rdquo; guides you through the essential steps to safeguard your future and ease the burden on your loved ones. Learn how to organize and protect your property, designate trusted individuals to make financial and medical decisions if you&rsquo;re unable to, and ensure your wishes are documented clearly. Gain an understanding of the foundational documents for incapacity and end-of-life planning and learn how taking action now can provide peace of mind and reduce stress during life&rsquo;s most challenging moments.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/from-the-ground-up-raising-death-literate-children/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[From the Ground Up: Raising Death Literate Children]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Join cultural anthropologist and writer, Anita Hannig, as she challenges the assumption that sheltering children from death protects them. While we have sanitized death into something that happens elsewhere&mdash;in hospitals, nursing homes, funeral parlors&mdash;we have inadvertently left children unprepared for one of life&rsquo;s most universal experiences. As a parent to a death-curious four-year-old who loves visiting cemeteries, Anita argues that speaking thoughtfully with kids about our shared mortality may equip them with the tools and frameworks to navigate life&rsquo;s unavoidable losses.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/life-lessons-gleaned-from-grief-and-loss-an-islamic-perspective/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Life Lessons Gleaned from Grief and Loss: An Islamic Perspective]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Within the pain of the death of a loved one lies a quiet invitation to open our heart and mind to a deeper understanding of our bewildering and mysterious life journey. For centuries, sacred texts and sages have told us that the ways in which we heal and reframe our suffering shapes our being and sculpts the destiny of our life.

Hear from author Jamal Rahman who draws upon the teachings of the Qur&rsquo;an, sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, and insights of Islamic mystics like Rumi, Hafez and Rabia, to find meaning, inner peace and growth in midst of mourning.]]></video:description>
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<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2026-03-26T20:23:51Z]]></video:publication_date>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/on-dignity-and-suffering-in-lifes-eleventh-hour/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[On Dignity and Suffering in Life's Eleventh Hour]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[In this dynamic, engaging conversation, acclaimed writer and palliative care physician Dr. Puri, the author of That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, speaks about the ways that spiritual dimensions of life and death shape how people think about what matters most&mdash;and what doesn&#039;t&mdash;as they face their mortality. Concepts of dignity, suffering, and mercy are largely absent from conversations with people who are seriously ill, yet they are the heartbeat of decisions about living and dying well. Drawing on her experiences as a palliative care physician and her writing about life and medicine in the eleventh hour, Dr. Puri invites participants to consider how these ideas influence their lives and how they might shape their wishes for life&#039;s end.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/palliative-perspectives-from-pediatrics/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA["Palliative" - Perspectives from Pediatrics]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Root &amp; Roads hosted a private screening of the award-winning documentary &quot;Palliative.&quot; Attendees had the opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session afterward with the featured Hospice and Palliative Medicine Pediatrician, Nadia Tremonti. &quot;Palliative&quot; follows Dr. Nadia Tremonti through her work in Detroit, MI as she both helps families to ease the passing of their terminally ill children and find joy and meaning in living with chronic illness. The film was also the inspiration for the Emmy Award Nominated New York Times Op-Doc Short Documentary, &quot;Dying in Your Mother&#039;s Arms.&quot;]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/you-lost-someone-not-something-explaining-the-grief-of-pet-loss/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[You Lost Someone, Not Something: Explaining the Grief of Pet Loss]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Despite the important role pets play in our lives their passing is often treated as minor and the profound depth of the loss diminished by well-meaning, but misguided, friends and family. This talk explores why pet loss grief is different than losing a human, why it is valid, why it is so very hard, and ways that a pet&rsquo;s lifetime of love and devotion can be celebrated and memorialized.]]></video:description>
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<video:title><![CDATA[The Life of Death]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[The Life of Death is a touching handdrawn animation about the day Death fell in love with Life. After being well received on various animation festivals and being featured on the EYE film DVD of Selected Dutch Shorts it is finally online!

www.marshaonderstijn.com

Music by Ramon de Wilde
www.ramondewilde.nl
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6KDQROduPvrLI6J2LogFr9?si=a23a4f17ef8e4e0e
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-life-of-death/1580950971?i=1580950972
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/dementia-grief-and-caregiving/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Dementia, Grief, and Caregiving]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease and other types of dementia bring a unique and complex type of grief to families and communities. The uncertainty and lack of closure on what is often a very long road of slowly losing someone over time is an experience few are prepared to manage. In this session, we discuss the concept of ambiguous loss and the challenges of caring for loved ones who are physically present and psychologically absent. We explore the often-unrecognized role of being a family caregiver, the unique experiences of those who care for and love people who have dementia, and resources that are available to support this often difficult and emotional journey. Whether you are currently caring for someone, ever have, or ever will, you deserve support and care.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/carrying-our-connection-to-the-other-side/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Carrying Our Connection]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Research from fields including end-of-life dreams and visions (ELDVs), near-death experiences (NDEs), and experiences of after death communication (ADCs) demonstrates that the love we shared with our human and animal loved ones continues past their deaths. In this session, Dr. Julie Beischel reviews these research findings as well as suggests ways that you can feel your continued connections through the recognition of signs and through what she calls Co-Created Crafts.

Presenter: Dr. Julie Beischel]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/suicide-bereavement-support/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Effective and Enduring Suicide Bereavement Support]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[It is said that for every suicide, 135 people are affected, creating a continuum of people affected whether long-term or simply by being exposed to the knowledge of the traumatic event. Grief and mourning for those impacted by suicide have unique reactions due to the coexistence of trauma, the increased stigmatization and risk factors that can arise, and other such nuances. 
We invite you to come learn about these variables as well as what helpful and lasting actions you can take to support those bereaved by suicide.

Presenters: Chandel Beck, Jennifer Titley-Rubio]]></video:description>
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<video:duration>5633</video:duration>
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<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-03-19T01:09:33Z]]></video:publication_date>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/using-creative-arts-expression/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Using Creative Art Expressions as a Supportive Tool for Grief]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Art engagement and the creative process can be beneficial for everyone, at any age. Creativity, in its many forms, is an important way that all human beings express themselves, integrate elements of their lives, and make meaning of their experiences. In this session, you will be introduced to expressive arts and art therapy and their potential as a resource to support each person&rsquo;s unique grieving process.

Dr. Carlock provides a brief overview of art therapy and some situations when seeking out a professional art therapist would be indicated. She covers some general ways individuals can utilize creativity and personal art expression on their own, as a therapeutic tool. This type of creative expression is accessible to anyone because there&rsquo;s no training in fine arts needed. The focus is on self-expression and how the process of engaging in a creative activity helps the body and mind rather than striving for aesthetic goals. Several ideas for personal engagement to support grieving are shared.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/where-words-fail-music-speaks/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Where Words Fail, The Music Speaks]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[This session led by four musicians who have spent years playing for hospice patients and their loved ones, share insights from their training and work as to how music can benefit the grief patients experience as they near end-of-life and the grief journey their loved ones face. The musicians play or share music that they have found beneficial to patients and families dealing with grief.]]></video:description>
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<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-03-17T23:25:17Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
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<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/ensuring-no-child-grieves-alone/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Ensuring No Child Grieves Alone]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[This workshop presents an overview of the ways in which individual youth grieve and shares best practices and resources on how to support them in their lived experiences, including the classroom and other settings where their grief impacts their engagement. You will leave the workshop with the skills and tools you need to be present and supportive of grieving youth.
Presenter: Rachael Blackketter, Education and Engagement Manager at Tu Nidito Children and Family Services]]></video:description>
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<video:duration>5214</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[0]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-03-17T23:12:11Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/grief-mind-body-connection/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Grief Mind Body Connection]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[In this presentation, we explore the ways that grief physically affects bereaved individuals and then review the influence of grief on morbidity and mortality. During the session, we look at the newest research on brain science reviewing the ways a loss impacts brain processes. In the conclusion of the program, consideration is given to the ways that bereaved individuals can be assisted in achieving resilience.
Presenter: Dr. Kenneth J. Doka]]></video:description>
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<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSDGZI2CoTg]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3941</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[2]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-03-17T22:50:12Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
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<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/speaking-grief/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Speaking Grief: A Documentary Film Screening and Discussion]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Speaking Grief explores the transformative experience of losing a family member in a death and grief-avoidant society. The documentary features diverse representations of grief through candid interviews with seven families from across the country whose losses range from stillbirth to suicide. Moving away from the idea that grief is a problem that needs to be &ldquo;fixed,&rdquo; the documentary validates grief as a normal, healthy part of the human experience. Speaking Grief also addresses the role support from friends and family plays in a person&rsquo;s grief experience, introducing ideas for how we can get better at showing up for people in their darkest moments.

Produced by WPSU Penn State with philanthropic support and outreach collaboration from The New York Life Foundation. https://speakinggrief.org]]></video:description>
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<video:duration>2093</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[8]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-03-17T22:32:18Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/casa-de-la-luz-foundation/</loc>
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<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/72WwiflGFzA/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Casa de la Luz Foundation is now Roots & Roads Community Hospice Foundation]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Julie Evans, the Executive Director, explains the transition from Casa de la Luz Foundation to Roots &amp; Roads, as well as the significance of the new name.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WwiflGFzA]]></video:content_loc>
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<video:duration>97</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[0]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-12-22T20:38:13Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
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<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/culture-is-the-cure/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Culture is the Cure: Use of Tribal and Latino Practices to Treat Substance Abuse and Navigate Grief]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[The Native Ways Program of The Haven offers women with substance use disorders an opportunity to establish and grow their recovery with a setting and focus that respects the cultures and traditions of indigenous people of Arizona. In this session, Natividad Cano will highlight beliefs systems of Native American and Latino cultures that help people navigate and understand grief and loss through ceremonies. Viewers will gain cultural awareness of healing practices to treat substance use and the grief associated with this journey.]]></video:description>
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<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-04-30T21:37:05Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
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<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/grief-during-the-holidays/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Pathways Through Grief During the Holidays]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[The holidays can hold great joy, love, and connection.  For many, they can also hold challenges, difficulties, and pain.  This may be especially true for those who are grieving a loss, whether it is the death of a loved one, a job loss, a divorce, an estrangement, financial losses, a move to a new location, or loss of identity, to name but a few.  Then there is the recent COVID-19 pandemic and all the losses that we have all experienced and continue to experience as a result.  Holidays can become complicated and fraught with additional trials and emotions.  If you are grieving, how would you want to be cared for, and how can you care for yourself at this time of the year?  How would you want to support and care for others who are grieving?  During this workshop, we&rsquo;ll explore these questions, and others, together.]]></video:description>
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<video:duration>2917</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[4]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-11-07T22:44:26Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/surprising-benefits-of-water-cremation/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Surprising Benefits of Water Cremation]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Water cremation, or alkaline hydrolysis, is making waves in the funeral industry by providing a sound ecological alternative to flame cremation. Many know that water cremation has about 1/10th of the carbon footprint of flame cremation, but many don&#039;t know that it creates new opportunities to memorialize through nature. Join us to learn more about how water cremation is a gentle, earth-friendly way we can live on through nature in death.]]></video:description>
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<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-11-07T21:59:12Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/children-and-grief-educational-workshop/</loc>
<video:video>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Children & Grief Workshop]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[In the state of Arizona, 1 in 14 children will experience the death of a parent or a sibling by the time they turn 18.

Adults often struggle to find the resources to help these children cope with their loss. This workshop covers the different ways in which children grieve and special factors to consider when supporting a grieving child or teen. It is designed to provide tips and resources to help family members and other adults who work closely with the youth in our community learn how to be present and supportive to grieving children and teens.]]></video:description>
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<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK7VeC02l1M]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3390</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[3]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-10-31T23:53:50Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/human-composting-an-ecological-death-care-option/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-yxGW_aHHRQ/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Human Composting: An Ecological Death Care Option]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Recompose is an ecological death care company based in Seattle, Washington. Recompose is the first full-service funeral home to offer the process of natural organic reduction, which gently transforms humans into soil after death. In this presentation, Recompose customer and communications manager Anna Swenson covers the science behind the NOR process, the history of bringing Recompose to life, and the importance of greener death care options.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxGW_aHHRQ]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxGW_aHHRQ]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3493</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[18]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-10-31T18:12:13Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/dementia-the-struggle-is-real/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q3cbjPr15fQ/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Dementia: The Struggle is Real]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[80% of people with dementia have behavioral challenges, including agitation, during their disease progression.

Current management of these behaviors with prescription drugs do not always work and the lack of clinical studies can be frustrating. In the context of Casa de la Luz Hospice&rsquo;s innovative agitation program, Dr. Rebecca Powell and Piper Frithsen will share practical, non-pharmacological approaches to treating dementia behaviors and their underlying causes like boredom, restlessness, and sensory overload.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3cbjPr15fQ]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3cbjPr15fQ]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>4071</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[4]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-10-31T06:36:00Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/game-night-death-deck/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MBSRIHh3VRQ/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Game Night Death Deck]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Join us as we venture to play The Death Deck. Created by author Lori LoCicero and Lisa Pahl, LCSW,
The Death Deck offers up thought-provoking questions with a large dose of humor to help take the taboo out of the topic of death.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBSRIHh3VRQ]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBSRIHh3VRQ]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>2811</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[3]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-10-31T06:25:19Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/caregiver-a-love-story/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Aw81rLIwjQI/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Caregiver - A Love Story]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[A tale of one man struggling to care for his dying wife. When 59-year- old Bambi decides to forgo further treatment for her cancer and die at home, her husband Rick leaves his job to become her primary caregiver&mdash; a role for which he has no experience and little support.

This film highlights an essential, yet largely unseen workforce&mdash;the family caregivers of America, and challenges viewers to acknowledge the growing strain placed on them.

A Film by Dr. Jessica Zitter and Kevin Gordon (USA, 23 minutes, 2020)]]></video:description>
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<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw81rLIwjQI]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>2198</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[23]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-09-11T23:53:39Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/death-becomes-us/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b1scsiFMh00/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Death Becomes Us]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[By late 2021, we hope to be living in a post-pandemic world. But we can&#039;t forget how the pandemic shone a light on American&#039;s fundamental relationship with death. In her engaging,witty-way, funeral home owner and death acceptance advocate Caitlin Doughty talks about death positivity, community deathcare, and creating a less fearful, bolder conversation about death.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1scsiFMh00]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1scsiFMh00]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3567</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[4]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-09-11T23:38:54Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/psychedelics-and-end-of-life-care/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Psychedelics and End-of-Life Care]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Psychedelics such as psilocybin have been shown to improve emotional wellbeing and help people change perspectives on challenging life realities. This session will explore the possible benefits that psychedelics can offer people nearing end-of-life to treat anxiety and other psychological symptoms. Mariavittoria Mangini will discuss the way psychedelics may be useful in existential distress at the end of life by changing obsessive, intrusive fear of death to a more nuanced consideration of what death means and represents. She will also share past and current research, and consider questions such as:

1) How are we facing death and illness in the age of COVID? What is the current state of death in the culture at large?
2) How will an individual experience of facing death be shifted when psychedelic therapy becomes widely available?
3) How would a society that embraces psychedelic experiences approach death and dying?

Katja Allen will join the conversation to share her research in a field outside of end-of-life care entitled, &ldquo;Psilocybin for the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.&rdquo;

Presented by MariaVitorria Mangini, PhD, FNP and Katja Allen.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1soz63FL8p4]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1soz63FL8p4]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>5433</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[44]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-26T21:24:18Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/the-grieving-brain/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XZn5yJeujBw/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Loss of a loved one is something everyone experiences, and for as long as humans have existed, we have struggled when a loved one dies. Poets and playwrights have written about the dark cloak of grief, the deep yearning, and devastating heartache of loss. But until now, we have had little scientific perspective on this universal experience. Join us as we hear from author, Mary Frances O&rsquo;Connor, renowned grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist talk about her new book, The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss; and learn what happens in our brain when we grieve.

Presented by: Mary-Frances O&rsquo;Connor, PhD]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZn5yJeujBw]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZn5yJeujBw]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3999</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[4]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-26T20:27:58Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/visibility-matters-lgbtqi-and-aging/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bo5XFOCBmOU/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Visibility Matters: LGBTQI+ and Aging]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[As LGBTQI+ people age and need supportive services to meet their aging goals, many of them question whether it is safe to share that they are LGBTQI+ due to stigma they have witnessed and experienced over their lifetimes.

When planning for end-of-life care, it is crucial to ensure LGBTQI+ people feel they can come out and be their authentic selves so that we can meet their unique needs.

Visibility Matters is a training for our community&rsquo;s aging care providers, formal and informal, to ensure that older LGBTQI+ adults receive aging-related services that are welcoming, respectful, and safe for them. This session helps aging care professionals and volunteers become more informed, sensitive to, and supportive of the needs of LGBTQI+ older adults and their families.

Presented by: Sarah Bahnson]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo5XFOCBmOU]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo5XFOCBmOU]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>5142</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[20]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-26T19:35:40Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/because-everybody-dies/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DX3dRCsX41A/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Because Every Body Dies: Your Funeral Planning Rights and Options]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[The death of a loved one is never easy. Arranging affordable, dignified, meaningful care for someone who has died shouldn&#039;t add to the difficulties. This session is designed to help you make well-informed, economical decisions about what you must purchase and what is optional when arranging for burial, cremation, or other after-death care.

Presented by: Martha Lundgren]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX3dRCsX41A]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX3dRCsX41A]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>4791</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[13]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-26T19:05:58Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/dividing-non-titled-property-without-dividing-families/</loc>
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<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fxmwdbl0Nu8/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Dividing Non-Titled Property Without Dividing Families]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Dividing heirlooms can create touchy family situations.  These items can sometimes bring out the worst in families, often at a time when emotions are high, after the death of a loved one.  This seminar will help attendees learn how your family can prepare to pass on personal property without causing a family divide.

Learn how to start the conversation that will prepare your family for the inevitable. This webinar helps define which of the belongings in your family has meaning for you and why. Learn how to have the discussion with family members and begin the process of division while avoiding emotional conflicts.  Discuss ways to ensure that loving memories are passed down to future generations and how to make this a memory-filled experience and not one to dread. 

Presented by: Carla Sutter, MSW, Director, AzHDR]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxmwdbl0Nu8]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxmwdbl0Nu8]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>4985</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[5]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-26T18:23:01Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/nursing-home-residents-autonomy-in-the-time-of-covid/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vV4_FYkeGeI/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Nursing Home Resident’ Autonomy in the Time of COVID]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[How has the pandemic upended the lives and autonomy of nursing home residents?

Journalist and author Ann Neumann spent March and April of 2020 in Philadelphia, a city with one of the oldest, low-income communities of color in the country, reporting on systemic problems within the nursing home industry. Then Covid struck the facilities she had visited. What Neumann found was that the very same chronic problems that residents and experts had identified before the pandemic were the direct cause of the tragic number of deaths that took place across the country: the bouncing of patients from one facility to another because of payment rates; tragically low staffing; and business fraud.

During her presentation, Neumann will talk about the history of the industry&#039;s challenges, advocates&#039; decades-long efforts to improve them, the unauthorized use of hydroxychloroquine in the early days of Covid, and the effects on elders who depend on these facilities for their care before, during, and after the pandemic.]]></video:description>
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<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV4_FYkeGeI]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>4661</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[10]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-26T00:35:49Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/game-night-morbid-curiosity/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kI_6VHop5b8/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Game Night ft. Morbid Curiosity: A Game About Death]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Watch as we gathered to play Morbid Curiosity, a card game that challenges you to explore the greatest mystery of all-Death!]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI_6VHop5b8]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI_6VHop5b8]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3387</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[1]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-26T00:07:18Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/prison-terminal/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SkWUQySLy2c/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Prison Terminal]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Film Screening and Panel discussion with documentary filmmaker, Edgar Barens, and co-founders of the Humane Prison Hospice Project, Ladybird Morgan and Marvin Mutch.

Please note: The film will not be shown in the recording.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWUQySLy2c]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWUQySLy2c]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3522</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[21]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-25T22:45:42Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/ambiguous-loss-dementia/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HPHWGIlXHZ0/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Ambiguous Loss & Dementia: Living with Uncertainty]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Caregiver stress and burden may sometimes be misunderstood, with the real culprit being ambiguous loss - when the person is physically present but psychologically different from who they once were. Learn definitions and concrete strategies to infuse hope, meaning, and promote self-care.

Presented by: Lori Nisson of Banner Alzheimer&rsquo;s Institute]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHWGIlXHZ0]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPHWGIlXHZ0]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3615</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[10]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-25T21:52:24Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/warrior-caregiver/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DiRfnOySIpc/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Warrior Caregiver]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Did you know that over 40% of Americans currently care for the health of a loved one? However, many of us do not see ourselves as being a caregiver. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 53% of unpaid caregivers who are employed had to take time off work to care for their loved one. The stress on family caregivers can make it difficult to manage the rest of our lives.  

Karen Kochhar, owner of Right at Home, brings her years of experience in the field to respond to our burning questions and challenges, discusses best practices that support us in the caregiving role, and helps us better understand the types of services that are available to assist us throughout the caregiving journey.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiRfnOySIpc]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiRfnOySIpc]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>3892</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[2]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-06T22:41:59Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/things-were-longing-to-know/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4pZh9i2cwCg/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Things We’re Longing to Know and Too Afraid to Ask: Demystifying the Dying Process (Part Two)]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[As a person nears the end of their life, they may experience physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual changes. Like birth, our bodies have innate wisdom with the dying process. By normalizing and understanding what happens as we die, we can increase our capacity to face fears and devote our precious energy to making decisions that promote well-being and comfort. This uniquely bold session offers clarity around the dying process to relieve unnecessary burden and to support the individual and caregivers to be fully present on the end-of-life journey.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pZh9i2cwCg]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pZh9i2cwCg]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>4950</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[4]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-06T22:27:41Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/restoring-our-humanity/</loc>
<video:video>
<video:thumbnail_loc>https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4bR0mCw_K7Q/hqdefault.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
<video:title><![CDATA[Restoring Our Humanity with End-of-Life Decision-Making (Part One)]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[End-of-life decision-making may have complex physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial impacts for the individual and the caregiver. Each person&rsquo;s situation is unique given their values, needs, fears, and hopes for what they want at the end of their life. This session goes beyond advance directives and what is traditionally known as advance care planning. We discuss some of the communication barriers and focus on specific strategies that we can use to embrace authentic person-centered care firmly grounded in the informed choice that reflects the individual&rsquo;s goals and wishes.]]></video:description>
<video:content_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bR0mCw_K7Q]]></video:content_loc>
<video:player_loc><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bR0mCw_K7Q]]></video:player_loc>
<video:duration>5166</video:duration>
<video:view_count><![CDATA[6]]></video:view_count>
<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-08-06T05:39:21Z]]></video:publication_date>
<video:family_friendly>yes</video:family_friendly>
</video:video>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/writing-our-ethical-wills/</loc>
<video:video>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Writing Our Ethical Wills: That Our Lives’ Meanings and Messages Live On Beyond Our Years]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Writing an ethical will is an opportunity to examine our lives, and to notice what we hold as precious and meaningful at the core of our beings. What are the values that we have treasured in our living? Who are the people who have shown us the way? How have our mistakes shaped and enlivened us? What are the great questions we have asked in our lives? What are the answers we have discovered? Writing an ethical will is a process of life review, celebration, and legacy.

PRESENTER: Rabbi Stephanie Aaron of Congregation Chaverim]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/death-doulas/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[What Death Doulas Do and Don't Do(ula)]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[The terms &quot;death doula&quot; and &quot;death midwife&quot; may be new, but the role isn&#039;t. Before death became a highly medicalized event from which most of us are removed, it was normal to have someone there to support the dying person and their loved ones through the process. This role has been making a resurgence over the past five or so years but given how removed most of us are from the dying process, there is confusion about what exactly a death doula does and does not do and how they can fit in with other end-of-life providers. This presentation helps to explain what training for a death doula may cover and what services they can and cannot offer. 

PRESENTER: McKenna Reinhard]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/unburying-my-father/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Unburying My Father]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Zander Masser&#039;s talk is a deep dive into his process of exploring grief through creativity. He shares intimate details of his father Randy&#039;s life as a friend, son, parent, husband, and photographer, as told by the people who knew him best. Zander discusses the impact that his father&rsquo;s silence surrounding his illness had on him, his trauma around losing one parent, and his struggle to connect with the other. The talk features Randy&#039;s stunning photography and audio recordings of the people that knew and loved him. Zander takes viewers through the creative processes of collecting, writing, and grieving, with the goal of helping others to find ways of sharing their own grief stories. Audience members always leave with a sense of openness, connection, and permission to be vulnerable.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/dying-in-america/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Dying in America Care Options Near End of Life]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Due to the remarkable advances in medical care, we are living longer. But aging is commonly accompanied by illness, and people are living with slowly progressive serious illness. Unfortunately, many are unprepared for the final stages of life. Relatively few have had in-depth discussions with their physicians about their prognosis and goals of care. We must encourage far better end-of-life care to include early palliative care referrals; facilitation of end-of-life care conversations between patients, their families, and healthcare providers; completion of advance care directives; discussions and documentation of patients&rsquo; wishes, goals and values; and a meaningful shared decision-making process which includes a discussion of the end-of-life care options available.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/gain-insight-islamic-death-mourning-rituals/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Gain Insight: Islamic Death & Mourning Rituals]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Discover the rich meaning behind Islamic death and mourning rituals with Imam Burhan Hamdan. These practices are not just traditions; they are affirmations of life&#039;s sanctity and the belief in the hereafter. This open event offers valuable insights into their spiritual and communal importance, promoting greater understanding and dialogue for everyone in our diverse community.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/re-membering-through-ritual/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Re Membering Through Ritual]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Candi K. Cann kicks off the 2025 season of Roots &amp; Roads&rsquo; series Ritual and Remembrance by highlighting various rituals and practices surrounding grief around the world. From food rituals to embodied practices honoring the dead, Cann argues that all losses should be honored, and points to grief practices as a successful example of reinserting the dead into memory construction. Utilizing continuing bonds theory, Cann argues that it is important to continue our relationship with the dead, re-membering them through ritual, and allowing the dead to find a place in life after loss.

**Disclaimer:**
We sincerely apologize for the technical issues that occurred during Dr. Candi Cann&#039;s presentation. We understand that these interruptions may have impacted your experience, and we appreciate your patience and understanding. We are working diligently to resolve any issues to ensure a smoother experience in the future. Thank you for your support.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/weaving-ritual-and-remembrance/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Text by Text: Weaving Ritual & Remembrance into Text-based Grief Support]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Join us as we explore how Help Texts harnesses the power of ritual in grief support through carefully timed, expert-curated text messages. Learn how this innovative approach provides permission, ideas, and reminders for meaningful rituals throughout the bereavement journey. We&#039;ll share text examples from our grief, pregnancy loss, and pet loss services and demonstrate how digital support can honor significant moments like holidays, birthdays, and deathiversaries - during a time when additional guidance is often needed. Discover how these simple yet profound and reflective messages help both grievers and their supporters engage in healing practices, while creating connections through technology that still honors the age-old traditions of ritual and remembrance.]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/jewish-perspectives/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Jewish Perspectives on Rituals of Death and Mourning]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Jewish tradition prescribes a fixed set of rituals from just before a death, through the first week, month and year after, and annually beyond that. These rituals are designed to both honor the dead and comfort the mourners. What are these rituals, and how do they support the process of grieving? Join Dr. Gila Silverman as we explore Jewish rituals through the lenses of ancient text, modern psychology, and lived experience.]]></video:description>
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<video:publication_date><![CDATA[2025-06-18T06:13:42Z]]></video:publication_date>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/game-night-2023/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Game Night ft. Exit Matters]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Communicating your end-of-life wishes is a necessary conversation, but not necessarily the easiest or most comfortable one to start. Now it can be with the help of a board game called Exit Matters that leads you through these difficult topics with ease, information, and enjoyment.
 
Whether you are an individual who just wants to explore what matters to you now and during your dying process or you are a family member who wishes to raise the hard topic of plans and desires before it&rsquo;s too late, this game may be just the thing you need to spark a very challenging conversation. To learn more about Exit matters visit: https://www.exitmatters.com/exit-matters-2/]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/death-and-dying-a-oodham-point-of-view/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Death and Dying An O'odham Point of View]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Dr. Ned Norris, Jr., an enrolled citizen of the Tohono O&#039;odham Nation shares his perspective on how he and many other O&#039;odham citizens experience the dying, grieving, and emotional process of the passing of a loved one. He shares the pre and post-process of how many O&#039;odham prepare for the eventual passing, the preparations taken by many O&#039;odham to the point of laying the deceased to rest, and the time after death.
This session was presented as part of Roots &amp; Roads&#039; Virtual Education Series, Ritual &amp; Remembrance, and was conducted on Zoom on February 20, 2025. To see other offerings, visit:  https://rootsandroads.org/eol-event/]]></video:description>
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<loc>https://rootsandroads.org/honor-flight-southern-arizona/</loc>
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<video:title><![CDATA[Honor Flight Southern Arizona]]></video:title>
<video:description><![CDATA[Honor Flight Southern Arizona is deeply committed to paying tribute to our nation&rsquo;s veterans. These flights are important rituals to ensure the veterans&rsquo; stories, struggles, and sacrifices are remembered by future generations. Join us as we learn about this amazing program, its history and accomplishments, who is eligible to participate, and about the meaningful elements of each Honor Flight. Honor Flight Southern Arizona is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a member of the Honor Flight Network. The Honor Flight program is entirely funded through private donations. Learn ways we can help support this work.]]></video:description>
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