Let’s Talk About Dying
Quality of dying is as important as quality of living. We all have questions - yet we can feel uncomfortable talking with those around us or we may feel like we talk don’t about it enough.
Below are conversations and information from people in this area so you understand more about dying.
AUDIO EPISODES
OTHER AUDIO
Ted Talk - Alua Arthur: Why Thinking About Death Helps you Live Life
Talk Dying to Me: Monica & Me Scroll to Episode 3
BEFORE I DIE
Eleanor McConnell talks to Ian Leech about how helpful chats with his daughter Mel were, before she died. What should people think about & do before they die? Use these links for NZ Lawyers & Organ Donation
HOW TO DIE WELL
On this Simplify episode, Caitlin Schiller talks to Dr Kathryn Mannix about what happens when dying, how to prepare for the end of your life - practically and mentally - and what you can do to support a loved one.
RNZ : DAI HENWOOD
Susie Ferguson talks with Dai Henwood about living with his stage 4 cancer. Dai speaks honestly about the ups and downs, mental and physical, of facing death and dying while focussing on living.
SIX MONTHS OR LESS
Host Alexandra Salmon speaks with Clair Fisher about how her advanced cancer leads her to focus on living, dying well with her young family and the benefits of hospice care.
PODCASTS & RESOURCES
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DYING MATTERS
Listen to UK Hospice’s Dying Matters here for people talking about death and dying - then have your own chats. See NZ's Go With Grace ‘Dying Matters’ site to find national Death Cafes, workshops & more.
RETHINKING DEATH
This TED Radio Hour has six stories about death and the importance of relationships. See the NZ Time Out charity site which has places for those facing death to getaway and spend quality time with family.
THE ART OF DYING WELL
A religious influenced site that has resources and a podcast which aims to make death and dying something we talk about openly without discomfort or fear.
THE LAST BREATH
This NZ podcast talks of death and dying through the voices of volunteers, palliative care professionals, the dying and the bereaved at Hospice Waikato. Find out more about Hospice from their website.
VIDEOS
A TIME TO LIVE
Award-winning Sue Bourne has made a film about living, not dying. She talks to people of all ages who found positives in their prognosis and making the most of the time they had left
ESTHER’S STORY
At 58, Tauranga based Esther Richards has chosen assisted dying. She invited TVNZ’s Sunday programme to walk alongside her in her last months.
LIFE WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS
Seeking joy, a determined NZ father has a last adventure with his daughter: an ambitious bike ride.
LIVE & LET DAI
Comedian Dai Henwood is as Kiwi as L&P, hokey pokey ice cream and jandals. This is his honest account of living with cancer - talking about what matters, finding joy, peace, self-love & focusing on living.