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 03/08/2023 Katy Hancock 03/08/2023

Interview with Dr Bernie Marden

From his vision for end of life care at Somerset ICB, to the impact of his Catholic upbringing on his own preparations for death, Dr Bernie Marden shares his personal and professional views on how death is, and should be accepted as a part of life.

Katy Hancock 20/06/2023 Katy Hancock 20/06/2023

Compassion and dementia

In his second interview with Part of Life, ex-President of the BMA, Sir Al Aynsley Green shares his wife’s journey through dementia and calls for compassion to be at the heart of end of life care planning.

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.