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Cultivate Being

Amelia Chiarenza 6 Episodes Aug 5, 2026

Cultivate Being is a podcast hosted by Amelia Chiarenza that explores mortality and death as an integral part of life. After losing both parents and a best friend within 16 months, Chiarenza began a quest to bring death out of the shadows and into a new narrative. The show records her journey and invites listeners to join her in getting intimate with death.

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No End Point Aug 5, 2026 00:32:47 My partner, Angela Chiarenza, is the person who has lived every bit of this journey with me.She has cared for me and for my loved ones. As a steadfast guide, she has taught me that quiet, steady support is undying; and that it makes a difference in life and in death.In this conversation we talk about what is spoken and unspoken. She shares about our “grand experiment” and our finding a new rhythm.

We’re All In This Together Jul 22, 2026 00:30:08 In this episode, I speak with another unexpected guide along my journey of loss. Doug Schoenfelder was my parents’ handyman. A carpenter by trade, Doug is a jack-of-all-trades “yes-man,” who always showed up when my parents asked for help, and then when I did too. I first met Doug while my father was dying and then Doug became my handyman.In this conversation, he shares about his background, worki

This Isn’t a Dress Rehearsal Jul 8, 2026 00:34:43 I venture along a new path on my quest as I share in conversation with Machelle Dejong – a woman who knows my parents in a unique way: by going through their belongings after they died. As a member of the estate sale team at my parents’ house, Machelle showed up unfazed by their overstuffed home. Machelle joins me in the dining room of that same house to talk about what it is like to say goodbye t

Ain’t Nobody Gettin’ Outta Here Alive Jun 24, 2026 00:34:09 My quest to get intimate with death continues. In this episode of the Cultivate Being™ Podcast, I speak with my father’s hospice nurse nearly four years after his passing.My journey with Molly Heeney started a year before my father died and revealed to me not only what hospice is, but what hospice can be. With this second episode, get a window into our reflections and perspectives as we talk about

The Undertaker’s Daughter Jun 10, 2026 00:33:31 What is it like to talk to people who knew your loved ones who died? My quest to get intimate with death begins as I talk with someone who knew my parents who I never knew existed until after they died. I met Marie Bowden very shortly after my father died. He was her mentor, but she and I had not met. Through our conversation, I learned that she is a person surrounded by death. She grew up in a ho

Premiering June 10, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 00:02:27 Cultivate Being is an Tribeca Official Selection Podcast for the 25th Anniversary Tribeca Festival in June 2026.For more from Amelia, sign up for ⁠the Cultivate Being® Newsletter.⁠

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