Episode 31

Learning to talk about death, dying and mental health.

In 2017, after a long career as a palliative care Doctor, Dr. Kathryn Mannix wrote a book entitled 'With the end in Mind'. Her desire was to try and encourage people to better understand death, and the process of dying. 

Much like mental health, death is a subject that causes anxiety and awkwardness amongst many people, and is thus ignored as a topic of conversation.

We talk to Kathryn about the importance of improving our understanding of death, learning to talk about difficult subjects, and the relationship men and women have with their health. 

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If you have been affected by any of the themes discussed in today's episode, we have listed some organisations below who are there if you need to talk:

Samaritans 

https://www.samaritans.org/

CALM ZONE

https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/helpline/

The good grief trust

https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/contact-us/

Child Bereavement UK

https://www.childbereavementuk.org/