How To Die

Rabbi Belinda Silbert just happens to have explored her psychic abilities since childhood, and brings them to bear on her profound spirituality.

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Registered Financial Transitions Planner Louis van Der Merwe is compassionate, insightful, practical and down to earth when it comes to the big changes in life and what happens to money in their wake. Plus he’s got a sense of humour and a twinkle in his smile…

What is a forensic artist?

In high demand due to the avalanche of unclaimed dead in our country, with its shockingly high numbers of unnatural deaths, this highly skilled practitioner provides a vital link between the worlds of justice and art, making meaning visible from the margins and in the shadows where so many people disappear.

What is aquamation and how exactly does it work on a human body after death? What are the byproducts and are they safe? Do you receive the ashes, or something similar?

This is an in-depth discussion with someone who ardently believes in the green credentials of this alternative to burial or cremation, an insider who shares great perspective on respectful ways to honour our loved ones after death.

Cremation is a practice riven with misconception and superstition. It is taboo for many people, but also our obvious remedy to dwindling land available for burial. What happens when a body is cremated? What are the fears people have, and how can we address them?

Reincarnation, cremation, the sacred passage of the soul.... this is an in-depth discussion of Hindu rites and rituals around death and dying, and why these are so important in the cycle of life. A deeply literate and erudite guest, Lokesh Maharajh has intimate understanding of the importance of these rituals and the correct way they should be performed for maximum karmic effect…

South Africa has just 50-60 state forensic pathologists serving almost 60 million people, plus a massive amount of unnatural death. What’s it like to work in this profession, and what does being so close to death teach you about life? Dr Linda Liebenberg has some great ideas about how NOT to die.

The Undertaker is a candid interview with a man who spends most of his days either fetching the deceased and transporting them, helping families face their grief, or preparing people for the final stage in their earthly journey. He shares his insights, challenges, and a bunch of no-no’s in dispelling myths and stereotypes about his craft, and teaches us that respecting the dead means respecting the living.

Providing compassionate professional care for twenty-five years in a well-known local hospice, Sr. Margot van der Wielen understands the challenges people and their families face with life-limiting illness. She shares her valuable perspective to help us apprehend our inevitable demise…

It’s not as if you were planning to go in an ambulance that day, right? You’re not wearing your best underwear, and didn’t pack a snack.

Bradley Klein has been attending to medical emergencies for almost twenty five years. He’s pretty much seen it all. He understands how people might behave in a crisis, and how he needs to behave. His responsibility is to get you safely and quickly to hospital. But sometimes you’re not that easy to move. And other things are going on… like people shooting at you.

This is Cape Town. Anything can happen at any moment. Jump in and enjoy the ride. You’re in safe hands here.

A special thank you to ALL the fantastic people at Emergency Medical Services in this city.