The Art of Dying Well

Our podcast aims to make death and dying something we can talk about openly without discomfort or fear. Presented by James Abbott, our award-winning show features James in conversation with a guest on a key topic related to the Art of Dying Well, taking in everything from being at the bedside of a dying loved one, to receiving a terminal diagnosis. Coping with grief, bereavement, death, dying, and much more are all under discussion.

The Art of Dying Well is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 51 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Art of Dying Well, a health show with 51 episodes published.

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  Episode #51

  Meet Leo's Angels | Episode 51

  Aug 17, 202639 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Art of Dying Well podcast features the remarkable Emma O’Brien from Leo's Angels . We learn how Emma channelled her grief, tech skills, and a highly-skilled female entrepreneurial network to turn the dial on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). Tragically, Emma and her family lost their much-loved son Leo to SUDEP when he was just 11 years old. To honour Leo's memory, she founded Leo's Angels to drive technological innovation to address the critical gaps in epilepsy care that they experienced living with and caring for a child with epilepsy. Despite her warm appreciation of the many supportive healthcare professionals, Emma had to navigate a system that was far from joined up and functioning. Listen to how Emma refused to let her own grief and pain win the day, and instead used her skills and contacts to push technology-driven solutions to transform and improve patient outcomes.

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  Episode #50

  Bringing Death Back Into Life | Episode 50

  Jun 17, 202634 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail On this episode of The Art of Dying Well podcast we're bringing you a fascinating, wide-ranging conversation with Dr Libby Sallnow about death, dying, and the growing global movement to bring communities back into the heart of end-of-life care. Dr Sallnow is a palliative care doctor and academic who is Associate Professor and Head of Department of the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department at University College London. She continues to practise clinically in community settings for the NHS in London, and has spent her career asking a deceptively simple question: why do we treat death as a shocking event that couldn't be anticipated, when it is one of the few truly universal human experiences? "Death - dying - will affect all of us in our own mortality," she says. "It will affect many of us through caring and grief and bereavement. The fact that there's not more discussion, preparation, thought, acknowledgement really has always shocked me." Today we're talking about new public health approaches to end-of-life care, compassionate communities and social approaches to death, dying and loss. Dr Sallnow also discusses her role as the first author of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death: bringing death back into life. As you can tell, we've lifted the subtitle of that commission for our podcast.

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  Episode #49

  The Art (and Music) of Dying Well | Episode 49

  Mar 31, 202649 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>It's Holy Week for the world's 2.4 billion Christians. As such, it's a great time for us to meditate on how sacred music and sacred art accompany us on the road to Calvary to the foot of Christ's Cross and beyond.<br/><br/>The life, Passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus have provided rich and provoking subject matter for composers and artists for many hundreds of years, so for this 'Art of Dying Well podcast', we're joined by priest and art afficionado Father Patrick van der Vorst. Where do we start with the ebullient...

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  Episode #48

  Dying to Live | Episode 48

  Jan 7, 202655 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>For this, the first episode of 2026, our 'Art of Dying Well' podcast steps away from the usual interview format to bring you a special interfaith panel discussion titled 'Dying to Live'. Contributors from six major faith traditions - Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Christianity - shared their insights on dying, death, and bereavement.<br/><br/>Moderated by Associate Professor Maggie Doherty, Lead at the Centre for the Art of Living and Dying Well at St Mary’s University, this discussion not only explored how different religious and cultural practices are observed in en...

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  Episode #47

  Consolation Through Grief | Episode 47

  Oct 30, 202536 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>When a loved one or close friend dies, there are many practical matters to deal with – giving notice of death, funeral arrangements, and all manner of things that are very emotional and sometimes quite jarringly 'clinical'. More often than not, you're shell-shocked, not quite yourself. It's a very difficult time.<br/><br/>At the Catholic parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Whitley Bay near Newcastle, they have developed something special: a Consolation Team that walks alongside grieving families during one of life's most challenging moments.<br/><br/>For this 'Art of...

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