Providing hopeful accompaniment for the human journey

Dying well means different things to us all. Death is an individual experience, but a community of accompaniment on the journey can help us to prepare by bringing consolation and spiritual peace.

An Important New Guide to Deathbed Etiquette

How prepared do you feel to be by the bedside of someone you love who is dying? It is a tough question. Sometimes too awful to even think about. Even professionals who deal with death every day can struggle when death comes to their own door. That’s why the Art of Dying Well - St Mary’s University is launching a new Guide to Deathbed Etiquette - written to help families and friends support a dying loved one.

Podcasts

Memento Mori means to remember your death or to keep mortality in mind, and as such is at the heart of the ethos of the art of dying well. The latest Art of Dying Well podcast focuses on confronting the realities of death and remembering that life is temporary and, at some point, we’re all going to die.

News and blog

Stay up-to-date with all the latest news about the Art of Dying Well. Our posts tackle the issues that matter - whether it's coping with sudden loss after a tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire or how the the dialogue around death and dying is being redesigned.

Speaking to your children about death

When her husband Paul died, the BBC presenter Sally Bundock had already prepared her three little boys for whatever might happen.

Funerals and the coronavirus (COVID-19)

Read more here, or listen to our interview with Paul Allcock, a leading family funeral director.

In this extraordinary time we understand there are many questions and concerns about funerals. To gain insight we spoke to Paul Allcock, a family funeral director and former President of SAIF – The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors.