Clemmie Telford has experienced the death of several loved ones including the particularly significant loss of a family friend, who died of Malaria aged 20, after volunteering at a school in Ghana.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt from losing children at birth, by Mark Shepherd.
Mark Shepherd and his wife Desiree have lost two sons - the first through premature birth and the second through still birth. In 2019, Mark establish Bonded, a once-a-month support group for grieving dads based in Richmond, Surrey.
Read moreFive Things people said to me when I made 'Dead Good', a documentary about the ritual of care after death by Rehana Rose.
Rehana Rose is the director of Dead Good - an intimate portrait of those dealing with their dead, supported during the ritual of care after death by a team of women who are ‘giving death back to the people’.
Read moreFive (extraordinary) Things I've learnt about the three days before and after death as a Soul Midwife, by Felicity Warner.
Felicity Warner is a soul midwife
Felicity Warner is the founder of Soul Midwives’ pioneering movement in Holistic and Spiritual Palliative Care.
Read moreFive Things I learnt about death and dying when my sister died from breast cancer at 44, by Louise Head.
Louise sister Gemma died from breast cancer in October 2018 at the age of 44. She was a newly wed with a four year old son, as well as an actor and writer.
Read moreFive Things that helped us to support two young children when their mum died by Not Your Average Family.
Not Your Average Family is a blog run by an Uncle and Auntie who, two years ago, became Special Guardians to their Niece and Nephew. Their blog aims give an insight into the life of a not so average family, childhood bereavement and all the adventures along the way.
Read moreFive Things I wish everyone knew about the cremation process by crematorium manager Natasha Bradshaw.
Natasha Bradshaw is the Superintendent of Mortlake Crematorium in South West London.
Read moreFive Things I’ve observed at deathbeds, by Dr Kathryn Mannix.
Dr Kathryn Mannix has spent her medical career working with people who have incurable, advanced illnesses. She’s the author of the best-selling book, With the End in Mind.
Read moreFive Things I didn't expect when I was told I have a life limiting illness with a short prognosis by Dr Lois Tonkin.
Dr Lois Tonkin is a lecturer, researcher, counsellor, and writer about loss and grief. Her work with grieving people, and with the other professionals who support them, reflects her understanding that grief is not only about our responses when someone dies, but about losing anything that is important to us. It may be our relationship, our dreams of having a child, our hopes and expectations, independence, jobs, home or health.
Read moreFive Things I didn't realise would happen when you lose someone suddenly, until it happened to me, by Jools Barsky.
Jools Barsky is the sister of Jon Underwood, who died unexpectedly in 2017 from undiagnosed acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
Five Things I learnt when my father-in-law was found dead at home by Erica Buist.
Erica Buist and her father-in-law, who was found dead at his home after having a heart attack
Erica Buist’s book, This Party’s Dead, is about the world’s death festivals. It starts with the sudden and unexpected death of her father-in-law, after which she decided to travel to seven countries to see how various cultures deal more joyfully with death.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt about dying in the community, by nurse Sharon Hudson.
Sharon Hudson is the Community Developments & Partnerships Lead at Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice.
Read moreFive Things you should know about death if you have no family or you're estranged from them by Stephanie Owens.
Stephanie Owens works at Dying Matters. She feels strongly about helping those at the end of their lives and helping raise awareness about the importance of talking about death and dying.
Read moreFive Things I wish I'd known when my mum died by Nicky Duffell.
Nicky Duffell is a registered Nutritional Therapist, a coach, a wife and a mum. She lives in Kings Langley in the UK.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt about grief, by Charlotte Underwood.
Charlotte Underwood was 18 when her father, Stephen Fox, died by suicide. She’s an author, mental health campaigner and suicide survivor.
Read moreFive Things I really want the public to know about funerals by funeral director Lucy Coulbert.
Lucy Coulbert is a funeral director and the managing director of the Individual Funeral Company in Oxford, an independent, award-winning family funeral directors specialising in traditional and bespoke funerals.
Read moreFive Things I wish people knew about grief by Catherine Betley.
Catherine Betley has been managing counselling services for over 20 years and bereavement care services since 2002. She believes that grief education is vital to improving our care of bereaved people ad that everyone should be able to access timely, professional bereavement support if and when they need it.
Read moreFive Things I wish someone had told me after my brother died by suicide, by Rose Heiney.
Rose Heiney’s brother, Nicholas, died by suicide at the age of 23. She’s a playwright, novelist and a screenwriter for film and TV.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt from leading person-centred funeral ceremonies, by Rosalie Kuyvenhoven.
Rosalie Kuyvenhoven is a celebrant and a Death Cafe host. She grew up in the Netherlands, but now lives in London with her husband and two children.
Five Things I've learnt about death and dying since my cancer diagnosis, by Fizzy Snood.
Diagnosed with breast cancer, Sara Cutting faced the prospect of losing her curly blonde hair during the rigours of chemotherapy. But rather than let it get to her, she decided to embrace baldness by taking a selfie every day – and showing off a spectacular hat each time.
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