Coffin Talk

Adam Zuckerman is Founder of Buried in Work (www.BuriedinWork.com), a company focused on easing the burden of estate planning, the tasks surrounding end-of-life activities, and estate transition. He is an Eisenhower Fellow, an attorney, an MBA, and has a background that spans multiple industries, including finance, consumer package goods, clean energy, and media. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Luyi Kathy Zhang is a certified integrative life coach and hypnotist & hospice/palliative care doctor. She combines the wisdom learned from caring for dying patients with the science of brain change to help high achieving women of color rediscover the joy of being themselves. She also helps people to clear their limiting beliefs, dismantle perfectionism, impostor syndrome & self-doubt as they recondition their body & rewire their brain to break free from the past and create lasting change for more creativity, abundance and love in their life. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Lisa Sugarman is an author, a nationally syndicated columnist, a survivor of suicide loss, a mental health advocate, a crisis counselor with The Trevor Project, and a storyteller with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). She writes the syndicated opinion column It Is What It Is and is the author of How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids And Be Ok With It, Untying Parent Anxiety, and LIFE: It Is What It Is. Learn more at lisasugarman.com. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This episode features conversations about suicide. If you or anyone you know needs help with this subject, please visit The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline online www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org or @ 988 talk or 988 text. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Kat Albrecht is a police detective-turned-pet detective, mystery and nonfiction author, and inspirational speaker. Since 1998 she has trained professional and volunteer pet detectives (including dogs trained to track lost pets) through her online pet detective academy. You can read her quirky and fascinating stories at Armed Robbers 2 Airedales. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Joseph Khasho is a Board member of the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, a non-profit affiliated with Dr. Jeffrey Long founder of NDERF.org. NDERF.org is a publicly available website that aggregates and disseminates near-death experiences (NDEs) from around the world. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Eric Kaplan is a writer and philosopher who has written for Futurama, The Flight of the Conchords, The Big Bang Theory, and Young Sheldon. His philosophy book, Does Santa Exist? deals with ontology, logic, mysticism, and the philosophy of religion. His comedy philosophy podcast “Terrifying Questions” (with Taylor Carman of Barnard College) is available on all apps, and he’s got a blog at ericlinuskaplan.wordpress.com Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

This is from 2017 and it is tied into yesterday's essay on coping with sadness. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Emerson Souza is an Organizational Psychologist by trade, working as a government consultant in the field of Human Capital, Human Centered Design, and Tech Integration and Development. He's an overtly curious person with a profound interest in people. For example, he went to five colleges, intentionally, to diversify the type of people he could meet, and now runs a successful podcast, Hear Some Evil, where he interviews the interesting, the weird, the knowledgeable, and the controversial. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Seph Deitlen is a human potential activator and a new thought leader. He is also a conscious filmmaker, content creator, certified hypnotherapist, angel psychic medium, and energy healer. He facilitates courses and events that empower others to access higher levels of consciousness through communication with their angels and the quantum field of intelligence. Visit his website: https://www.talktomyangels.com Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Psychic medium Jaime Lynn is a distinguished 4th generation Psychic/Medium, certified and tested for her exceptional abilities. Beyond her psychic gifts, she is also a Medical Intuitive/Energy Healer, Clairsentience/Empath, Clairvoyant, Clairaudient, and a seasoned paranormal investigator. Holding an MBA and an alumna of Michigan State University, Jamie is spiritually attuned and intellectually accomplished. She extends her reach as the host of The Electric Spirit Podcast, where she shares insights and discussions on metaphysical and spiritual topics. Learn more at psychicjamie.com. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Cyrus Zavieh has worked for more than 30 years in New York City’s busiest hospitals as an administrator, and on weekends he is CiDO the Clown. He became CiDO 25 years ago after visiting sick children and geriatric patients during his time off. He has taught and traveled all over the world helping to spread the art of clowning. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Curtis Chin is a co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City and served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. He has screened films at over 600 venues in 16 countries and has written for CNN, Bon Appetit, the Detroit Free Press, and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. Check out his memoir from 2023, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.” Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Preston Dennett began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he found out that his friends, family, and coworkers were having dramatic encounters. He has since authored hundreds of articles and 32 books on the subject, 10 of which are Amazon UFO bestsellers. Join us as he explains his take on UFOs, ETs, astral projection, and seeing his mom'…

Brian Barrick is an active duty servicemember in the United States Navy. An avid toy collector, he spends much of his free time participating in and supporting that hobby. He’s travelled all over the globe and seen many things but still loves to come home and relax with an iced tea. He lives in San Diego, California. He’s a tragically young widower who lost his wife, “but gained one hell of a guardian angel.” Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Eric Thurston was raised in Indiana then moved to Wyoming where he worked on a cattle ranch. When it started snowing in August, he headed south and fell in love with Arizona. He then spent a year reading the classics and journaling, went to ASU, got married, and had kids. He worked in the printing industry then taught special education for 20 years. Learn more at: perturbogelk.com and read his ghost story! Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Tarek Taha is an engineering leader with more than 25 years of experience in the Transportation industry. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas. After nearly dying from a lung infection that spread to his brain, Tarek’s life took a turn, and he has begun to investigate self-awareness and growth. He was recently certified by Maxwell Leadership as a coach, speaker, and trainer. He resides in Northwest Arkansas with his wife of 32 years, Susanna. They have one daughter, Sarah, who is an occupational therapist in Kansas City, Missouri. Please sign up for his weekly inspirational blog, Grow Yourself First. It’s amazing! Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Edward Martin is the Vice President of Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, the oldest operating pet cemetery in the world and a business his family has owned and operated since 1974. As a teen, Ed spent his summers working at Hartsdale and after college he dabbled as an attorney and Certified Public Accountant but eventually returned home to Hartsdale which he considers his true calling in life. In his spare time Ed plays keyboards in several Grateful Dead cover bands and runs a Grateful Dead fan account on Instagram that you should follow! Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com Sam and Mike talk about arguing, marriage, impasses, how to tell children they are wrong even if they’re right, and Sam drops a work story that might get him canned…

Colin Finch is a Humanist (non-religious) Funeral Celebrant. He has been doing this for 4 years, carrying out 2-3 services per month. He finds Celebrant work incredibly rewarding from an emotional perspective, but the downside is being exposed to grief on a regular basis, so he maintains self-awareness to protect his mental health. His unique approach to life and death are complemented by his sense of humor and wit. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Bob Lement has produced thousands of shows and is a pioneer of online media. He co-hosts StaticRadio.com and was one of the first 50 podcasts on Adam Curry's original list of podcasts at the beginning of the now-famous media format he coined. Bob has also been interviewed by traditional media outlets over the years in the US and abroad about producing media for the Internet. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe