The Life and Death Podcast

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Episodes

S1 Ep6: Arlene and Ellie

“I learnt to let go of that guilt for feeling okay”. Arlene and Ellie discuss their personal experiences of bereavement, grieving at Christmas time, and how singing has helped their mental health.

Dec 18, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6

S1 Ep5: Stephen and Barbara-Anne

“There are some people that just get under my defences”. Stephen, senior physiotherapist at Ashgate Hospicecare, chats with the hospice’s Chief Executive Barbara-Anne. They discuss the person behind the title, their views of life and death, and how their perspectives have been shaped by working in the hospice sector.

Dec 08, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 5

S1 Ep4: Carl and Tom

"You've got the fuel with what you've been through to be able to do it". Tom, who has been a passionate fundraiser since his Dad died in 2018, chats with fundraising manager Carl about family, loss, and the incredible cycling challenge he completed during lockdown.

Nov 20, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S1 Ep3: Liz and Sarah

“I think bereavement starts before somebody has died”. Sarah, whose partner Jackie died in 2017, and her bereavement counsellor Liz, chat about loss, coping with death, and how they have worked through Sarah's grief together.

Nov 06, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S1 Ep2: Sarah and Lynette

“All my patients have an incurable illness but like Lynette they are very much about living”. Dr Sarah Parnacott and her patient Lynette, who is living with an incurable tumour, chat about their relationship, providing care for patients with complex needs, and the importance of a dignified death.

Oct 22, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2

S1 Ep1: Stephen and Roy

"You're on this earth to live, and the dying side sorts itself out". Physiotherapist Stephen, and his patient Roy, chat about what it means to live and die well, and what Ashgate Hospicecare means to them both.

Oct 08, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Welcome to The Life and Death Podcast

Hear honest conversations about what a good death really means. Your host, Stephen Rumford, brings together givers and receivers of end of life care to chat about their unique relationships, hospice life, and dying well.

Oct 08, 2020•2 min

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