Episode 6: Poppy Mardell

January 07, 2024 00:35:17
Episode 6: Poppy Mardell
Living with dying
Episode 6: Poppy Mardell

Jan 07 2024 | 00:35:17

/

Show Notes

Poppy Mardall - today's guest - is a great advocate of talking more about death and dying.  She decided that funerals need a fresh approach and founded a business - called Poppy's - on that basis.  She tells us today what she thinks is wrong with many funerals and how we can improve on them

Other Episodes

Episode

April 24, 2024 00:15:55
Episode Cover

Episode 22: Joan Bakewell

Dame Joan Bakewell feels strongly that we should all talk more about death and dying.  In a timely interview for Dying Matters Awareness Week, ...

Listen

Episode

September 30, 2024 00:29:33
Episode Cover

Episode 43: Shobha Modi

Things not to say to the bereaved:  'Think of all the memories', 'You were lucky to have him', 'She wouldn't want you to cry'...

Listen

Episode

December 12, 2023 00:45:44
Episode Cover

Episode 3: Andrew Peters

In this episode, Dilys talks to Andrew Peters who reflects on one layer of grief on top of another..... the sudden loss of his...

Listen