More than a few people have been telling me that it feels as if they are dragging themselves through their… 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

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

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

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

It’s count down to my big IVHQ (International Volunteer Headquarters) Indian/Vietnam adventure. In nine days I climb aboard my flight… Read more

It was with some trepidation that I sat down to watch Terry Pratchett’s BBC 2 documentary (if you can call… 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

The blossom in Victoria Park was spectacular this morning. Over the past two days I have grown to love this… Read more

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

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

In February 2020, Adam Cormack had a life altering stroke at the age of forty-three. This is his inspirational story… Read more

Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy… Read more