We often hear of a good death and struggle with bad deaths. Dr Carol McAllum, believes in natural death. In this conversation, she reflects on decades in palliative care, sharing personal experience, reflection and insights. Helping us to consider how to hold the knowledge and even imminence of death, our own and those we love

Recorded in her busy hospice workplace, Carol shares the challenges she values for herself, her peers and all of us. Can we ease our community into learning how to die a natural death?

And not just your heart. Organ donation is a gift that can change, improve and enrich the lives of many others, after your death.

But very few people donate their organs. In NZ less than 70 people a year donate their organs after death. Since 2020 the peak was 66 people donating in any one year.*

Host Timothy Giles talks with a pioneer of organ donation in NZ, Dr. Stephen Streat to demystify the process and hear some moving stories as we learn more about this too rare gift we can offer after death.

*Organ Donation NZ statistics

Treza Gallogly is an End-of-life Doula with host Timothy Giles she shares her insights from helping people to die well.

Navigate fear and emotions, to celebrate life while preparing for death.

Treza offers advice on having important conversations, with people you care about, when facing end of life, care plans as death nears and growing your courage and compassion. This episode is all about transforming anxiety into acceptance and empathy. Treza shares how supporting your loved ones in their final journey brings meaning and healing and guides along the way.