Talking about and Reflecting on Death

Having a passion is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? That tingly feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when somebody asks you a question on the subject you know so much about. Something you could ramble on about for hours on end, the flicker in your eye as you’re flooded with a million …

Liv Sauerteig – Thinking About Death Read More »

The way people die is entirely individual to them, a unique experience for each person. We all come to death in different ways but unless there is a sudden or traumatic death, there are recognisable signs which if we know what to look out for, can guide families and loved ones to know roughly where …

How Can We Recognise Death is Approaching? Read More »

I am very fortunate to have had a very happy, healthy and fulfilling life.  I don’t think it is my time yet and certainly I don’t want to leave – too much to do – but having spent the last 10 years immersed in the subject of death and dying, I know it doesn’t always …

# I Choose Comfort Care Read More »

I absolutely love making films. I’ve worked in a lab, teasing apart the cellular basis of life and written a book about the brain but the act of capturing real life, then editing it to create a story reigns supreme. And, while it’s lovely to get paid to make films, there are some I do …

Why I make Films about Death – Barry J Gibb Film Director Read More »

Keeping this short and sweet. People often say, ‘you must find it difficult when someone has died’.  This is how I look at it.  Being with someone who is dying is the most magical experience there is. You connect with that person heart to heart – all the day to day trivia and trials become …

Is there life after death? Read More »

I am going to call the person I was privileged to have spent 3 months with Ron and change some of the details to respect his privacy.  Ron was a divorced man with 3 adult children 1 boy and 2 girls. His Son and his young family lived in Australia.  His two daughters were living …

A Peaceful Death Read More »