Nature connectedness – Dorothy House’s Interactive Nature Trail
As a Hospice, Dorothy House’s vision is of a society where death is part of life. Through its seasons, nature reminds us of the fragility of life and offers peace and solace from sadness and overwhelm. Their ambition is to open up the site at Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon, to anyone wishing to find a wellbeing space to reflect in nature, or to find serenity in grief.
Burial customs from around the world
In the western world, though our funerary practices are evolving, we are most familiar with two methods to dispose of the dead: burial and cremation. In other parts of the world, the treatment of the dead and disposal of remains can vary enormously, with vastly differing rituals and beliefs.
A Good Goodbye
What makes a good goodbye? We invited independent funeral celebrant, and ex-social worker, Susanna Watson to share her thoughts on what elements make for a good funeral send off.
Landmark Death Literacy research to shape local hospice end of life care
Landmark Dorothy House Death Literacy research to shape local end of life care.
End-of-life care and learning disabilities
People with a learning disability and autistic people, who die earlier than the rest of the population face little or no end-of-life care planning. Lynnette Glass, BSW LeDeR area coordinator writes about their ambition to change this inequality.
In conversation with Kathryn Mannix
Wayne de Leeuw, ex-palliative care nurse and CEO of Dorothy House Hospice, interviews writer, speaker and palliative care specialist, Kathryn Mannix.
More Than Ever - a film review
Film review of Cannes nominee More Than Ever. A tale of love, loss, grief and conscious death against the breathtaking backdrop of the Norwegian fjords.
Death is a dirty word
Like birth, it is something that unites us all, yet death has become a dirty word. Part of Life is here to change that.