Monthly Archives: October 2015

We avoid facing death when we hide bodies away.

Amanda Smith from the ABC Radio National program The Body Sphere asks: What happens to your body when you die?  To find the answer she speaks with Caitlin Doughty a former crematorium operator, ‘who now runs an alternative funeral service … Continue reading

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Dying is unnatural say Aussies

Audrey de Witte writes a most thought provoking opinion piece in the Newcastle Herald (Aussies seem to think dying is unnatural, NH Monday Sept 21, 2015 p.11), that calls on her Dutch heritage and the way her mother and grandmother … Continue reading

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