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An episodic dark-comedy podcast driving conversations on senior living and end of life autonomy. Created & hosted by Andee Kinzy. DROPS JULY 2nd, 2025!!

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10/05/2025

Full convo on YouTube — Can AI companions honor grief without crossing the line? 👇

10/02/2025

Your unofficial guide to aging, caregiving, and all the stuff no one told you.

SPECIAL GUEST: Dawn Delaloye, Psychologist & Spiritual Advisor, Reflekta.ai

This week, we discuss how Reflekta works, Dawn’s role as a psych and spiritual advisor, the responses people are having, and what it means to create a digital companion in real life.

Join our weekly Kicking the Bucket livestreams — bonus content for our fiction dramedy podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. These are the tools and conversations Dolores and Howard’s family needed, but didn’t have. We’re diving into caregiving, aging, storytelling, and what it really means to support loved ones at the end of life.

👉 https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

10/01/2025

Full convo on YouTube — Should planning start before a diagnosis? 👇

09/29/2025

"💬 Join us LIVE with Dawn Delaloye – Psychologist & Spiritual Advisor, Reflekta, as we explore:
✨ The new AI company, Reflekta , and what it means to create a digital companion in real life
✨ Dawn’s role as a psych & spiritual advisor with the team
✨ The reactions people are having - excitement, questions, and hesitations

🗓️ Thursday, 10/2 @ 10:30 AM CT
📍 Facebook Live + our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/live/m49N6w8CmjM?si=QkXXC4OpnbAuYKF6

Your unofficial guide to aging, caregiving, and all the stuff no one told you.

🎧 Kicking the Bucket is a dramedy fiction podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. Our weekly livestreams bring you the tools and conversations Dolores and Howard’s family needed, but didn’t have — real-world resources to pair with the story. Listen here: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

👤 About Dawn Delaloye
Dawn Delaloye, PsyD, specializes in grief and bereavement counseling and serves as Psychologist & Spiritual Advisor with Reflekta, a company using AI to help people create digital companions that preserve memory, connection, and legacy. She has supported the terminally ill and their caregivers for many years, serves on the board of ALS Family of Faith, and volunteers with the Lewy Body Dementia Association. Dawn holds a doctorate in psychology with a focus on grief and bereavement, and she is passionate about helping people navigate loss, memory, and meaning.

🔗 Learn more: reflekta.ai

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09/25/2025

Your unofficial guide to aging, caregiving, and all the stuff no one told you.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Jess Paul Ambiee, Senior Licensed Clinical Social Worker, UT Health Austin Comprehensive Memory Center, and Megan Klein, Physician Assistant, UT Health Austin Comprehensive Memory Center.

This week, we discuss the difference between cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer’s; what families can expect as it progresses; when it’s time to ask for help; and new treatments that bring hope.

Join our weekly Kicking the Bucket livestreams — bonus content for our fiction dramedy podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. These are the tools and conversations Dolores and Howard’s family needed, but didn’t have.

👉 https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

09/23/2025

Sometimes the only way to get through the hard stuff is to laugh.

Dive into Kicking the Bucket, an audio drama about aging, caregiving, love, and loss.

🎧 Listen to Episode 1 today: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

This dramedy brings humor to heartbreak and shows that no one really has it all figured out.

09/22/2025

💬 Join us LIVE with Jess Ambiee, LCSW-S, ACHP-SW & Megan Klein, PA-C as we explore:
✨ The difference between cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer’s
✨ What families can expect as dementia progresses
✨ When it’s time to say “I need help”
✨ New treatments that bring hope

🗓️ Thursday, 9/25 @ 10:30 AM CT
📍 Facebook Live + our YouTube channel ()

Your unofficial guide to aging, caregiving, and all the stuff no one told you.

🎧 Kicking the Bucket is a dramedy fiction podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. Our weekly livestreams bring you the tools and conversations Dolores and Howard’s family needed, but didn’t have — real-world resources to pair with the story. Listen here: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

👤 About Jess Ambiee
Jess Ambiee, LCSW-S, ACHP-SW, is a licensed clinical social worker in the UT Health Austin Comprehensive Memory Center and part of UT Health Austin’s Health Social Work care team. He specializes in counseling, grief and loss, and advanced care planning, providing support and resources to individuals living with dementia and their families. He also serves as an assistant professor of practice in the UT Austin School of Social Work.

👤 About Megan Klein
Megan Klein, PA-C, is a licensed physician assistant in the UT Health Austin Comprehensive Memory Center. She specializes in the management of dementia and related disorders, with a background in adult and geriatric psychiatry. She is also currently participating in research studies at UT Health Austin.

🔗 Learn more: https://uthealthaustin.org/clinics/mulva-clinic-for-the-neurosciences-neurology/cognitive-disorders

09/18/2025

Your unofficial guide to aging, caregiving, and all the stuff no one told you.

SPECIAL GUEST: Wil O. Weldon, III, Video Journalist

This week, we discuss framing questions to capture meaningful stories, the importance of recording family stories while you can, and how Heart-Forward Storytelling can help caregivers preserve their loved ones’ legacies.

Join our weekly Kicking the Bucket livestreams - bonus content for our fiction dramedy podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. These are the tools and conversations Dolores and Howard’s family needed, but didn’t have. We’re diving into caregiving, aging, storytelling, and what it really means to support loved ones at the end of life.

👉 https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

09/14/2025

💬 Join us LIVE with Wil Weldon – Video Journalist, as we explore:
✨ How caregivers can frame questions to capture meaningful stories
✨ Why recording family stories now matters for loved ones
✨ Heart-Forward Storytelling as a way to preserve legacies and support families

🗓️ Thu 9/18 @ 10:30 AM CT
📍 Facebook Live + our YouTube channel

Your unofficial guide to aging, caregiving, and all the stuff no one told you.

🎧 Kicking the Bucket is a dramedy fiction podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. Our weekly livestreams bring you the tools and conversations Dolores and Howard’s family needed, but didn’t have - real-world resources to pair with the story. Listen here: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

👤 About Wil Weldon
Wil Weldon is a video journalist, producer, author, director, interviewer, and project organizer based in Durham, NC. His work ranges from documentary filmmaking and family legacy projects to holistic coaching and writing. A graduate of Duke University and UNC–Chapel Hill, Wil has through-hiked the Appalachian Trail (and made a documentary about it), collaborated with writer Reynolds Price, and recently published INNERviewing: Heart-Forward Storytelling and Holistic Communication. Across all his endeavors, he is guided by a conviction to improve the world, one story at a time.

🔗 Learn more: wilweldon.com

09/08/2025

This week, we ask: What is death administration and why does it matter?

SPECIAL GUESTS: Emily Kyle & Carrie Costa, Co-Founders of Good Grief, share how death administration brings clarity, curiosity, and even playfulness into conversations about death — and why they believe that even in loss, new beginnings are possible.

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Join our weekly Kicking the Bucket livestreams - bonus content for our fiction dramedy podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. These are the resources Dolores and Howard should’ve had. We’re diving into aging, elder care, Shakespeare, and what it really means to live (and die) on your own terms.

https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

09/07/2025

"💬 Join us LIVE with Emily Kyle & Carrie Costa, co-founders of Good Grief, as we explore:
✨ Death literacy & the logistics of loss
✨ Bringing community, curiosity, and playfulness into death conversations (yes, even puns & quizzes!)
✨ How grief can open doors to new beginnings

🗓️ Mon 9/8 @ 3:30 PM CT
📍 Facebook Live + our YouTube channel

Your unofficial guide to aging, autonomy, and all the stuff no one told you.

🎧 Kicking the Bucket is a dramedy fiction podcast about an elderly couple with terminal illnesses winging it at the end of life. These are the resources Dolores and Howard should’ve had. Listen here: https://improvedarts.org/kickingthebucketpodcast

👤 About Good Grief
Good Grief is a Death Administration company founded by Emily Kyle (CEO/Founder) and Carrie Costa (COO/Co-Founder) to bring clarity, friendly guidance, and a touch of dark humor to death planning and support. They combine startup savvy, product design, writing, and a lifelong fascination with death to make grief education approachable, powerful, and even fun.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.goodgriefrelief.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/.co/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-grief-co/
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/goodgriefrelief.bsky.social/

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09/04/2025

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