Being with a Dying Person

A Mindful Gathering with Marybeth McMurray, Margerie Strosser, Michael Carroll, and Bill Moriarty

Audio Recording of this Discussion

In April 2025, we were joined by Marybeth and Margerie, two Buddhist practitioners, who shared stories of their hospice experience.  This community discussion with Hospice volunteers included the beginnings of a Wisdom Seat community initiative around helping with end of life care.

Margaret Strosser is a Licensed Clinical Worker who has been a practicing psycho-dynamic therapist for seven years after working on a Hospice team for 2 years. She was a creative professional until she was 60 years old when she returned to school to study social work. She began meditating with the Shambhala Meditation  Center in Philadelphia in 2010 and has continued to honor the practice as best she can. She now lives in South Jersey with her husband and 19 chickens.

Marybeth McMurray is a retired nurse who has worked as a hospice volunteer for 5 years. She began meditating 20 years ago with the Philadelphia Shambhala Center and continues to practice with The Wisdom Seat.