I have just returned from a train trip from London to Barcelona. What a wonderful city – full of surprises…. Read more

I interviewed Angela Ward, who co-runs Go Simply Funerals with her husband Kevin, about her work as a funeral celebrant… Read more

End-of-life Experience Articles: Fenwick, P., & Brayne, S.End-of-life Experiences: Reaching out for compassion, communication and connection. Meaning of Deathbed Visions and… Read more

Woman Commits Suicide to Avoid Old Age, was a front page Sunday Times headline.  Immediately I imagined some poor, pathetic, lonely old… Read more

Jacqui Gray is the co-author of two wonderful books called My Magical Tree and My Magical Garden which help young children to understand and… Read more

Before embarking on my Indian odyssey, I had imagined that my time in Varanasi, reputed to be the most sacred city… Read more

Of course, the dying need appropriate physical pain control. But they also have what might be termed soul needs—to feel… Read more

Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy… Read more

Liz Rothschild is a life and death celebrant, writer and performer.  She started Westmill Woodland Burial Ground in 2000. It is located on a… Read more

I feel another soapbox rant coming on.  On the train to London I read a left-behind Daily Mail.  ‘Fight the… Read more

Sue in conversation with Dr Christine Gibson. Christine is 46 and works in three health centres on the east side… Read more

I have never understood why people rave about Bob Dylan.  His voice has always set my teeth on edge, and… Read more

Talking about Dying BBC: How to Have a Good DeathChannel 4: It Helps to TalkDying Matters(National coalition, which aims to… Read more

Dying at home is a different experience to that of medical institutions. You are more in control of what is happening… Read more

Every six weeks I run a consciousness meeting for a group of women who want to talk about what really… Read more

I found myself surprisingly disturbed as I listened on BBC i-player to Roisin McAuley’s absorbing BBC Radio 4 documentary, Leaving Mr Wrong… Read more

Dr Matt Welsh is an American clinical psychologist providing psychotherapy to war veterans experiencing PTSD, substance abuse, anxiety and depression at… Read more

Thankfully, very few of us have ever witnessed or been through what journalist Alan Pearce has experienced. Apart from covering… Read more