More than a few people have been telling me that it feels as if they are dragging themselves through their… 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’ve been thinking a lot about loneliness recently. Christmas and New Year are a good time for that. It’s so… 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

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’ve thought a lot about forgiveness since my husband left me last year. It wasn’t the fact that he went…. Read more

This pop-up was co-hosted by psychotherapist Josefine Speyer, who runs monthly death cafes in Hampstead and Death Salons in her… Read more

Sitting on Mystic Moon in Limehouse Basin on a gloriously sunny evening, pinching myself to make sure I am not… Read more

I received a message on the answer phone last Thursday from BBC1’s Sunday morning programme, The Big Questions. Would I… Read more

Q&A with Sue Brayne, author of Living Fully, Dying Consciously POSTED BY MATT WELSH FEBRUARY 7, 2020 1. What is… Read more

Yesterday I took part in a mega Handel’s Messiah sing-along, prepared and performed in just one day. Conducted by David… Read more

‘There are no references to the Sun turning red during the middle of the day,’ said folklorist Twm Elias this… Read more

Roz Savage MBE holds four Guinness World Records for ocean rowing and is the first woman to row solo across… 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

For the past few days I have had a beautiful mooring under the dappled shade of a gorgeous plane tree,… Read more

I’ve just read yet another article (this one from Menopause Relief) about how you can ‘cure’ low libido during and after… Read more

According to Governmental, main-stream media and even some religious party-lines, we are ‘at war’ not just with Covid-19, but with… Read more

I woke up this morning feeling as grey as the day. I’m often like this when I’ve come back from… Read more