It’s not easy to know how to open up conversations with someone who is dying There is often awkwardness, embarrassment… Read more

I have been thinking a lot about hubris recently, sparked off by the global panic surrounding Coronavirus. Hubris comes from the… 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

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

Following a successful first career in hardback book publishing and journalism, and taking a career break to have her two… Read more

Last year my husband walked out of our marriage. We had been together for thirteen years. At the age of… Read more

Medical terminology and medical roles that can be confusing, so I hope this will help: Palliative care: providing care to help… Read more

 Alexandra Pope is co-founder of the Red School and co-author of Wild Power. Alexandra and her co-founder and co-author Sjanie… Read more

Sue in conversation with Henrietta (Henri) Lang, writer, psychotherapist and co-organiser of the Death and Dying Festival in Somerset. Henri is married… Read more

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

I am delighted that my TEDxFrome talk is now live on TED. Please do share it with anyone who might… Read more

Ten years ago, Jazmine Wolf’s husband died suddenly in his mid-forties of an undiagnosed heart condition. She talks candidly about… Read more

Ben Parkes, also known as YogaBen, has been teaching and practising yoga for over twenty years. He trained with Swami Ambikananda. She, herself,… Read more

I awoke yesterday morning at 5.30am  to the delightful sounds of Payma’s mum gobbing up outside my bedroom window. But… Read more

The difference between genuine end-of-life experiences and drug-induced hallucinations is clear to nursing staff and to patients. People who have… Read more

It’s back! My one weakness (although my husband would argue fervently that I have more) is my passion for MasterChef…. Read more