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 a sad fact these days that most people in the West learn about death second hand – usually from… Read more

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

My time in McLeod Ganj is already half way through. So far it’s been a mixture of what I expected… Read more

It’s a mean little  bug that’s laid me very low and stopped my back-packing adventures mid-flight. I have no idea… Read more

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

It’s Professor Brian Cox who dunnit for me, in the sitting room, with his BBC series, The Wonders of the… 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

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

The first three pop-up death cafes on Mystic Moon have now taken place at Bradford on Avon wharf, Devizes wharf,… Read more

This article is published in the Astrological Journal May/June 2026 Issue.We live in a culture that treats sexual fervour as… Read more

Recently I’ve been reflecting on the concept of hope because of the maelstrom of change and uncertainty that is spinning… Read more

A recent survey commissioned by the Dying Matters Coalition (set up by the National Council of Palliative Care to promote… 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

Well done Colin Firth for winning the Oscar last night for his performance as George VI (Bertie) in the wonderful… Read more

Johanna Lunn is a award-winning Canadian documentary film maker who I met back in 2015 when she invited me to… Read more

85% of counsellors registered with the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) are of menopausal age. A questionnaire prepared… Read more

Thankfully, very few of us have ever witnessed or been through what journalist Alan Pearce has experienced. Apart from covering… Read more