Library of Conversations
“…we have lost the familiarity we once had with that process, and we have lost the vocabulary and etiquette that served us so well in past times, when death was acknowledged to be inevitable.”
— Katherine Mannix
Interview with James Norris
We all have a digital footprint. Be it on social media, via music downloads, gaming avatars, voicemails, photos or email. But what happens to all of these digital touchpoints when someone dies? We interviewed James Norris, founder of the Digital Legacy Association to help answer some of the most important questions about how to manage our digital legacies.
Interview with Kathryn Mannix
Wayne de Leeuw, ex-palliative care nurse and CEO of Dorothy House Hospice interviews writer and palliative care specialist Kathryn Mannix about societal taboos, hidden mourners, NHS palliative care integration and the potential for adopting the wisdom and death literacy of diverse communities.
Interview with Jess Sheridan
19 year-old Jess’s Mum died in May 2021. In this honest and disarming interview Jess shares her experience of death, grief and bereavement and its catastrophic impact on her academic career and personal life.
Interview with Sir Al Aynsley-Green
From losing his father aged ten, to his time as England’s first Children’s Commissioner, the plight of hidden mourners and the role religions could play in destigmatising death - Sir Al Aynsley Green makes a passionate plea for change.
Interview with Beth Nielsen Chapman
A candid interview with Beth Nielsen Chapman on her personal journey through loss, grief and illness and the power of music to heal.