Almost there.  Within 48 hours (all going well) I will be at Mumbai airport, boarding the two hour Kingfisher flight… Read more

Yesterday I spent an inspiring day at the Festival for Death and Dying at the Connect Centre, Wells. It was wonderful… Read more

Been talking to quite a few women this week.  Their stories about menopause are touching, particularly those who are struggling… Read more

It is important for you to be able to say your goodbyes to your dying friend. Even so, for some… Read more

I appreciate that care for the elderly by the NHS has become a contentious issue, but has the world gone… Read more

Following my article  in Therapy Today on Menopause: How Women Suffer in Silence,  I have started to run a series of workshops on… Read more

Taking part in a discussion with eldercare campaigner Marion Shoard on Woman’s Hour yesterday was one of the scarier moments of my life. … Read more

What with settling in with my home-stay family in McLeod Ganj (similar in size and vibe to what I image… Read more

Seven of us gathered together in Jane Saunderson’s lovely wooden lodge, located at the rear of her equally delightful autumnal… Read more

There are certain signs when illness or old age has tipped into a preparation for death. The dying may feel… 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

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

I think Jacqui Smith, whose programme Porn Again was broadcast on BBC 5 Live last night, is brave to talk openly about… Read more

On this Brexit fuelled Election Day taking place on the mid winter Full Cold Moon, I notice a familiar deep-seated feeling… Read more

Misha Norland has been investigating the philosophy of and practicing homeopathy for the past 50 years. He speaks of the… Read more

Dooey, my cat,  and I now officially live aboard Mystic Moon in Bradford on Avon Marina. Her living quarters are… 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