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Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019
Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019

Dying Matters Week

5 - 11 May 

#Letstalkaboutdying
Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019
The mission of Dying Matters is to break down the stigma and taboo of talking about death and dying. Every year, people around the UK use Dying Matters Awareness Week as a moment to encourage all communities to get talking in whatever way, shape or form works for them. 

The theme of this year's campaign is The Culture of Dying Matters and we are very honoured to join the conversation with some of our community faith and spiritual leaders. We explore the many the differences that cultures and faiths approach and mark death and dying. But, at their core, feelings about dying, and our experiences of grief, are universal emotions that we all share, no matter who are are or where we live. 

Click to watch the insightful interviews below to find out more. 


Karnail Pannu - Sikhism

Rabbi Rene Pfertzel - Judaism


Stephen Patterson - Catholicism

Mike Gammage - Baháʼí

Reverend Sally Lynch - Christianity

Sanda McWilliam - Buddhism


Roger Heppleston - Humanist

Melanie Lovegrove - Head of Counselling, Pastoral and Bereavement Services

Living with Dying Podcast

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Mel Lovegrove - a guide to self-care during grief


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