The Deep End Podcast
The Deep End offers heartfelt guidance and real-life wisdom for navigating serious illness, caregiving and the end of life. Each episode provides meaningful resources, compassionate education and gentle encouragement to help listeners live fully - even in the face of life’s hardest moments.
Through personal stories, expert insights, and reflective conversations, The Deep End invites you to consider what it means to be truly present, to care deeply and to find peace in the journey. Whether you're a caregiver, a healthcare professional or someone seeking deeper understanding, this podcast explores how mortality can lead us to greater meaning - and why every moment matters.
EP 2 | Legacy and the Desire to Be Remembered
Kelley Scott, Clarehouse Executive Director, is joined by special guest Robin Ballenger, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and the first female chairman of The Flintco Companies, Inc., to discuss how family, heritage, and values shape the stories we leave behind. Together, they reflect on the ways legacy is defined, reminding us that making a difference is about so much more than accomplishments—it’s about the meaning we create and the lives we touch. (44 minutes)
EP 1 | Breaking the Silence: Conversations About Death and Dying
Kelley Scott, Clarehouse Executive Director, shares the complex realities of caregiving through serious illness and end of life. Joined by Dwan Borens, Chief Nursing Officer at Ascension St. John Broken Arrow & Clarehouse Board Member, they discuss cultural barriers in talking about death - especially in the African American community - and highlight the transformative power of honest conversations about death, caregiving and finding meaning in life's final journey. (37 minutes)