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

A couple of days ago I spent an overnight at the wonderful Elephant Village, about 20 kilometres from Luang Prabang,… Read more

Well, here we are at the start of 2012. Normally I wouldn’t hesitate in wishing everyone a Happy New Year. … 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

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

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

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

Conversations about Living Consciously for a Better World provide practical skills, resilience and supportive information in this time of uncertainty,… 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

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

Jane Morrell and Simon Smith set up Green Fuse twenty years ago. It’s been a long journey from setting up in… 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

Nine people squeezed onto Mystic Moon – a record so far – in order to talk about death and dying…. Read more

I was hanging up the washing, when I imagined a Japanese woman of similar postmenopausal age living in Sendai,  doing… Read more

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