A recent survey commissioned by the Dying Matters Coalition (set up by the National Council of Palliative Care to promote… Read more

49 year-old Clare Dubois is the courageous, passionate and dedicated founder of TreeSisters. Clare acknowledges that her whole life has… Read more

I don’t know about you, but I am maxed out with suggestions on how to cope with lockdown and COVID-19. Yesterday,… Read more

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

This series of workshops has been co-created by GP Dr Jo Withers. I ran a pop-up death cafe with Jo… Read more

This might sound a bit callous, but I don’t know what has been more shocking for me today: watching footage… Read more

Teaching English to Tibetan monks is one thing, but to see the Dalai Lama in person is quite another. From… Read more

I have just returned for a week in Hong Kong, which included a weekend in Guangzhou – third largest, and… Read more

It’s been quite a journey for Pete Lawrence from the days of Cooking Vinyl and creating the Big Chill music festival to igniting the… Read more

A huge thank you to Instinctive Living for publishing this blog on talking to children about death and dying. Check… Read more

This article first appeared in the spring 2017 issue of Thresholds, published by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy©’…. Read more

This morning I spoke to a dear friend who is struggling with life-long depression.  Listening to her reminded me of… Read more

The Shropshire Canal, affectionately called the Shroppie, has turned into one of the highlights of the journey so far. Not… 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

Colin died on Monday 7th September 2020. ‘I have always been interested in engines and vehicles’ says sixty-five-year old retired… 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’ve thought a lot about forgiveness since my husband left me last year. It wasn’t the fact that he went…. Read more

It is impossible to predict when the moment death will actually happen. People can hover between life and death for… Read more