We may not wish to talk about what happens to us after we die, but there is much to be considered. It’s Halloween and fittingly, death is on the agenda at Bournemouth’s Death Café in Southbourne. Eight of us, including those from the funeral industries, sit around a pub table, surrounded by lit pumpkins, in […]
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Wake up to Death: An Insight into Harbour View Woodland Burial
A woodland Burial ground, crematorium and funeral home are some of the services Harbour View offer on site in Lychett Minster near Poole. The facility is certainly unique to the area. Chris Fitch speaks on the services they offer, the issue of burial space, as well as consumer trends they have noticed over the years. […]
Wake up to Death: The Death Cafe – Why we need to talk about death
An insight into the motifs behind a Death Cafe, including interviews with people involved, explaining why they feel it is important to normalise conversations around death, in an attempt to help raise awareness of the options available to us for the end of our lives and change people’s perception of such an inevitable life event. […]
The Last Stop: Print
The Last Stop explores the debate whether those with severe mental health issues should have the right to die through assisted suicide. To read the full print version, click the link below: Print Feature To follow my journey making this feature, take a look at the links below. BLOG TWITTER INSTAGRAM AUDIO ONLINE
Assisted Suicide: The Last Stop for Depression?
The discussion surrounding assisted suicide is frequently debated in the media, with those suffering from terminal illness being at the centre of conversation. Now, with recent campaigns and case studies, the focus has switched to those suffering with mental health issues. In January 2018, controversy arose when a 29-year-old Dutch woman Aurelia Brouwers, was allowed […]
Stay In Your Lane: Britain’s Infrastructure Problem
As casualty rates on British roads continue the status quo for another year, Drew Hyndman explores whether a fundamental rethink is needed to save lives. Check out more here: https://drewmhindependent.wixsite.com/stayinyourlanedoc Tweets by StayInYour_Lane
The Last Stop Audio: Graham Clayton talks about his son’s struggles.
Adam Maier-Clayton was an active campaigner for those with severe mental health illnesses, having the right to assisted suicide in Canada. His father, Graham Clayton describes how Adam dealt with his mental health illness through his adult life, before his suicide on Aril 13th 2017. Read more about Adam’s story here: Print Feature ONLINE To […]
Polluted Burgers
At a time where climate change is rapidly increasing, it’s time you look at what you eat before what you drive.
Boys Don’t Cry: How is masculinity effecting the U.K’s male suicide crisis
If you’re a man under the age of 45 the thing most likely to kill you, is you. According to the Office of National Statistics, 2017 saw 5,821 deaths by suicide; of this 4,382 of these were men. This number is higher than deaths caused by road traffic accidents and cancer for men under 45. […]
The Xanax Panic: should we be worried about a UK epidemic?
There is a growing opioid problem within the UK, particularly the use of anti-anxiety drug Xanax. This documentary aims to address the issue by speaking to people who have taken it, as well as medical professionals to find out more about the drug. Could the UK be heading into its own Xanax epidemic like the […]