Still Life

Family estrangement affects an estimated one in five families in the UK, yet still remains largely hidden and unspoken.

Parallel Lives is Chloe’s story - about growing up with a violent mother, the weight that carries and the quiet, complicated grief of mourning a relationship with someone who is still alive.

Please note this episode talks about domestic abuse and violence.

Producer Naomi Bloomstein, Sound Designer and Music Composition Chloe Turpin.

Bonnie travelled with her mother to Switzerland for an assisted death at Dignitas - and then turned the experience into an award-winning one-woman show.

Assisted dying remains illegal in the UK, yet hundreds of people make the journey to Switzerland each year.

Anti-Primal explores choice, grief, and the complicated intimacy of saying goodbye.

Please note this episode explores assisted dying and the processes involved.

Producer Naomi Bloomstein, Sound Designer and Music Composition Chloe Turpin.

After a breast cancer diagnosis, Gaby’s honest and compelling audio diary explores how her relationship with her body shifts - held together by uncertainty, resilience, and humour.

Please note: this episode contains discussion of cancer treatment and surgery.

Producer Naomi Bloomstein, Sound Designer and Music Composition Chloe Turpin