11 episodes

You know what we talk a lot about? Living: better, longer and with purpose. But, in most of our conversations, we’re missing – or rather, avoiding – a layer of living: dying, which is inevitable for all of us. Talking about it won’t make it happen sooner (swear!). In fact, it may make it happen better. Why not make a Grand Exit?
Enter “the conversation” with Tamatha Thomas-Haase - who’s living like she’s dying because metastatic breast cancer tells her that the scans, tests and treatments won’t end until her life does - and Chelsea Leader Gold -- whose family schooled her in how to live on. 
Leave feeling more alive.

Grand Exit Tamatha & Chelsea

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 44 Ratings

You know what we talk a lot about? Living: better, longer and with purpose. But, in most of our conversations, we’re missing – or rather, avoiding – a layer of living: dying, which is inevitable for all of us. Talking about it won’t make it happen sooner (swear!). In fact, it may make it happen better. Why not make a Grand Exit?
Enter “the conversation” with Tamatha Thomas-Haase - who’s living like she’s dying because metastatic breast cancer tells her that the scans, tests and treatments won’t end until her life does - and Chelsea Leader Gold -- whose family schooled her in how to live on. 
Leave feeling more alive.

    Going Home

    Going Home

    Join Tamatha and Chelsea, in the the last deep-diving conversation of Grand Exit's very first season, in considering the many facets of 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆.
    This episode takes on: what home means, what 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 has to do with it, and where it fits with living, dying, and living on.
    The two touch on the feeling of being "at home" in a place, what makes it so, which places have hit it home for them and - perhaps - why that might have been. Plus, they lightly explore, and draw on others' diverse and creative contributions around, where we return to after this life.
    In this season finale, you can expect to hear shaky voices and sniffles alongside joy, clarity and power. And many thank-you's to the special people who set this stage.
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    Tamatha Thomas-Haase is @mockingbirdmomma on IG
    Chelsea Leader Gold is @chelsfuller

    • 27 min
    'Til Death Do Us Part...And What Comes Now, with John Haase

    'Til Death Do Us Part...And What Comes Now, with John Haase

    This episode features John Haase, Tamatha's husband, who's been in the financial services industry for the past 20 years. (You'll hear that in the way he shows up in this one!) Perhaps more prominently, John's also the CFO the Haase family, a role he plays differently these days as he prepares for his wife's eventual death and takes on more parts of parenting their daughter, all while also working to stay in the Now with Tamatha and those he loves.
    As with all Grand Exit episodes, you can expect to hear shared laughter of people who "see" each other through life's stuff, depth and levity: together in a single thought, and the exploration of corners we tend to otherwise avoid. 
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    Produced by: Court Fuller, Phineas Ellis, Will Smith

    • 42 min
    The Wrong Place at the Right Time, the Rocketship + Death Musings Among Friends with Dr. Peter Gold

    The Wrong Place at the Right Time, the Rocketship + Death Musings Among Friends with Dr. Peter Gold

    In this episode, Tamatha and Chelsea are in conversation with Dr. Peter Gold, who found himself in the middle of a national news story in the Fall of 2015 when he was shot on the street in New Orleans while intervening in an attempted assault, it was all caught on security camera.
    Peter, now an orthopedic surgeon (and Chelsea husband), joins Grand Exit to tell the story of how close encounters with death inspired his upgraded approach to living his life.
    You can expect to hear how Peter's second near-death experience -- on the front of a rocket ship -- gave him a gift he carries every day; why Legacy after living doesn't much interest him; and much, much more in a heartfelt conversation among friends.
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    Produced by: Court Fuller, Phineas Ellis, Will Smith
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    This episode's guest is Dr. Peter Gold, who celebrates his birthday the week this conversation was released, and on it: Chelsea wants him to know how much his aliveness enriches her life. (Love you, Pete.)

    • 41 min
    Trying on Hope

    Trying on Hope

    In this episode, you can expect to hear a hot take or two on: where Tamatha stakes hope; and hope in relation to action, to gratitude, to connection and more. Plus, an inspiring way-of-life story from Chelsea’s 100-year old friend Aunt Honey; and what Gwyneth Paltrow might say about all of it.
    The hope? That listening to this conversation sparks a self-inquiry for you, shared with someone who matters to you, as the content here is a great way to start thinking and talking about how you wish to be honored - while living, really.
    This episode is rich with deep tracks, with contradictions and incongruences, and a clear invitation for you to follow this lead and start conversations of your own in this vain.
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    Produced by: Court Fuller, Phineas Ellis, Will Smith

    • 22 min
    40 Living Questions

    40 Living Questions

    This episode is guided by 40 Living Questions -- meaningful legacy questions to ask your loved ones while they’re alive, so the lives of those who matter most don't leave you wondering.
    You can expect to catch easy ways to engage with your loved ones to capture the essence of who they are and how they came to be; and to listen as Tamatha and Chelsea model answering a few of the questions, so you can get a feel for what's possible when you dive in.
    Download and explore the template for Grand Exit's 40 Living Questions -- crafted with love, support and possibility -- at https://grandexit.com/livingquestions
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    Produced by: Court Fuller, Phineas Ellis, Will Smith

    • 33 min
    On Imagination, the Handoff and What the Body Has to Do With It

    On Imagination, the Handoff and What the Body Has to Do With It

    In this episode, Tamatha and Chelsea invite you to explore imagination, how bearing witness to a good death allowed their guest - Court Fuller - to live more fully in their body, and so much more awesomeness to inspire a more self-directed life.
    Court (they/them) is the Senior Editorial Manager for More Perfect Union, helping working people be seen and heard in media coverage. They’re also working with ninth graders in California's Bay Area on identity exploration and sex education. *And* they're Chelsea's sibling, Tamatha's dear friend, and a constant source of inspiration, some of which you'll catch here in this episode.
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    Produced by: Court Fuller, Phineas Ellis, Will Smith

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
44 Ratings

44 Ratings

Betty Stevens ,

Grand Exit

What an incredible conversation! This is just so important - how do we spend our time? What are we living FOR? I don’t want to spend my hours on FB and Insta - I want to be part of conversations like this. So inspiring and powerful!

anne-Sussy ,

Inspiring and refreshing

It may seem ironic to say conversations about living and dying are refreshing, but the honesty with which Chelsea and Tamitha share is a breath of fresh air. Their thoughtfulness around this topic, as well as their ability to dive so deep in a short episode is inspiring. Do yourself a favor and give this podcast a listen. Then share it with those you know and love so that you too can begin to explore how you live and how you want to live on! Grateful beyond measure for you two.

MJ 32 ,

Medicine for the Soul

This podcast is profound in ways big and small, deeply moving and at times truly funny in a way which is medicine for the soul. What a blessing it is to hear conversations and insights that almost everyone is afraid to explore and absolutely everyone needs. Thank you to the hosts for giving us the gift of their presence, it’s more valuable than I can possibly say.

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