How a Career in Hospice Care Made Nurse Hadley Death Positive
b'Known as \\u201cNurse Hadley\\u201d to her nearly 2 million followers on TikTok, Hadley Vlahos is a hospice nurse, content creator and New York Times bestselling author. Her first book, The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life\\u2019s Final Moments, is a collection of stories and lessons she\\u2019s learned from 12 patients she cared for in their final months on earth.\\nOn today\\u2019s episode of Everyday Better, Hadley reflects on how an unexpected life pivot led her to her dream career as a hospice care nurse. While hospice care nursing is viewed as a tough job by many outside of the profession, Hadley shares lighthearted, poignant, humorous and mystical experiences she\\u2019s had caring for patients in hospice. She discusses the importance of getting comfortable talking about death, and offers advice for how to get better at having those conversations. She also shares what she\\u2019s learned about what it means to live a meaningful life, and how work can play such an essential role in making life meaningful, no matter what kind of work you do.\\nFollow Leah Smart on LinkedIn.\\nFollow Hadley Vlahos on LinkedIn.\\nTo learn more, check out Hadley\\u2019s book The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life\\u2019s Final Moments.\\nAnd don\\u2019t forget to sign up for Leah\\u2019s weekly newsletter to get practical tips on how to level up with small steps every day.'