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

Katy Hancock 21/09/2023 Katy Hancock 21/09/2023

Interview with Dr Hilda Hayo

In this fascinating, passionate and wide-ranging interview, Dr Hilda Hayo, CEO of Dementia UK, outlines her top five myths about Dementia and reveals the tragic lack of support for Early Onset Dementia.

Katy Hancock 25/05/2023 Katy Hancock 25/05/2023

Interview with Su Squire

We speak to Su Squire, a storyteller, writer, performer and facilitator who creates work that seeks to explore the light and shadow of what it is to be human and triggers conversations about death and dying.

Katy Hancock 05/02/2023 Katy Hancock 05/02/2023

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.

Katy Hancock 16/01/2023 Katy Hancock 16/01/2023

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.