Dead Honest
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWhen was the last time you talked honestly about death? Join Georgie Vestey as she interviews the people who help us as we die and when we're dead.
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Ep.13 All That Remains
September 28, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBRobert Jensen is the man you want in the room on the worst day of your life. He runs the world's largest disaster recovery business, Kenyon International, and is an expert in recovering the dead and reuniting them with the families they leave behind. We discuss the challenges of collecting fragmented remains, the importance of managing family expectations and why returning personal effects is so critical to the grieving process. To read more about Robert’s work, his memoir “Personal Ef...
Episode 12. What Lies Beneath
June 08, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBSgt Suzanne Crossley supervises a team of police divers who recover dead bodies. She reveals why this is the best job she’s ever had. Based in the north of England, her team is regularly deployed to find missing people and gather forensic evidence. Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support, please contact: The Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 123 Papyrus Helpline for under 35’s: 0800 068 4141 Calm: Ca...
Episode 4: Meetings at the Edge
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBSome midwives guide us into the world. Lizzie Neville guides us out. She’s part of a growing band of Death Doulas supporting us as we die. Lizzie Neville shares her upbeat observations of the many deaths she has attended revealing common regrets and offering sage advice on how to die well. For more information about Lizzie Neville visit End of Life Doula UK For support, information, and end of life doula training in the UK visit Living Well Dying Well
Episode 11. Last Train
May 07, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBEvery 30 hours someone dies on Britain’s railways. Liam Johnston is a Railway Chaplain supporting the drivers and devastated families left behind. For more information about Liam’s chaplaincy work visit Railway Mission. Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support please contact: Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 123 Papyrus Helpline for under 35’s: 0800 068 4141 Calm: Campaign Against Living Miserably Helplin...
Episode 10. Road to Nowhere
April 01, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 23.4 MBMac Hobbs is a tow truck driver. He recovers vehicles after fatal crashes and from remote locations where people have taken their lives. The hardest part of his job? Reuniting the cars with the families left behind. Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support please contact: Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 123 Papyrus Helpline for under 35’s: 0800 068 4141 Calm: Campaign Against Living Miserably Helpline: 080...
Episode 9. Handle With Care
March 24, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBAnita Hardy is an Anatomical Pathology Technologist. She takes great pride in caring for her ‘patients’ in the morgue. For more information about Anita’s work, contact her association: Association of Anatomical Pathology Technology Produced by Georgie Vestey and Kate McAll with original music by John Biddle. And finally … if you’ve found this episode interesting and want to support the show, I’d love you to share it using the icons below. You will help raise the profile of these extr...
Ep.1 Gone Too Soon
March 03, 2021 19:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBCheryl Johnson has a heartbreaking day job. She photographs babies whose lives are cut short. For the parents she helps, her photographs are more than precious. They are often the only memory they will have of a much-loved child. You can find out more about Cheryl Johnson and Remember My Baby. Listener discretion is advised especially if you have been affected by the loss of a baby.
Episode 8. Don't Look Down
February 07, 2021 17:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBCathy MacDonald’s is a former police Crisis Negotiator. Her calm voice and capacity to listen have saved lives. She’s sat on the edge of many high places persuading the troubled to chose life over death. Since leaving the Scottish Police, Cathy has built a successful communications business, Art of Communication. Warning: This episode contains references to suicide. For information on organisations offering mental health support, please contact: The Samaritans 24/7 crisis helpline: 116 ...
Ep.3 Investigating Sudden Death
January 15, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBBob and Karen are Coroners Officers who investigate sudden deaths, from fatal car accidents to deadly cliff falls. We discuss how you prepare families for viewings, the challenge of dealing with suicides, and the cases they will never forget. This episode includes references to suicide so listener discretion is advised.
Episode 6: Behind Closed Doors
January 12, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MB“Specialist officers are supporting the family at this time” is a chilling phrase. Lou Pye explains why. As a former Police Family Liaison Officer, Lou talks about her role in supporting families after a traumatic death, the surprising reactions she’s witnessed, and why her “parking face” is never far away. Produced by Georgie Vestey with original music by John Biddle. And finally … if you have enjoyed this episode, I'd love you to share it either with colleagues or rate it on your favor...
Ep. 6: Behind Closed Doors
January 12, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MB“Specialist officers are supporting the family at this time” is a chilling phrase. Lou Pye explains why. As a former Police Family Liaison Officer, Lou talks about her role in supporting families after a traumatic death, the surprising reactions she’s witnessed, and why her “parking face” is never far away. Produced by Georgie Vestey with original music by John Biddle. And finally … if you have enjoyed this episode, I'd love you to share it either with colleagues or rate it on your favor...
Episode 7. Dad, we need to talk...
January 03, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBWe need to talk about death. Whilst the vast majority of us are not going to die of the coronavirus, some of us will. How do we talk about our last wishes with those we love? And what are our options? A very practical guide to having 'the conversation' with leading UK Death Doula, Hermione Elliott from Living Well, Dying Well. For further details about making a Living Will or Advance Decision visit Compassion in Dying. For advice on how to complete a Living will or Advance Decision contact...
Ep.5 "Picking up the Pieces"
December 26, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBStumbling across a dead body is the stuff of nightmares. For Mo Oliver, it’s all in a day's work. That’s because Mo Oliver identifies human remains for a living. It’s a job that’s taken him to some very dark places; from mass graves in Bosnia to Sri Lankan beaches clogged with the bodies of the Boxing Day Tsunami. We talk about the challenges of his work and how it feels to reunite the lost with the living. For more information about Mo Oliver's work, visit Kenyon International Produce...
Episode. 6: Behind Closed Doors
November 08, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MB“Specialist officers are supporting the family at this time” is a chilling phrase. Lou Pye explains why. As a former Police Family Liaison Officer, Lou talks about her role in supporting families after a traumatic death, the surprising reactions she’s witnessed, and why her “parking face” is never far away. Produced by Georgie Vestey with original music by John Biddle. And finally … if you have enjoyed this episode, I'd love you to share it either with colleagues or rate it on your favor...
Episode 5. "Picking up the Pieces"
October 04, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBStumbling across a dead body is the stuff of nightmares. For Mo Oliver, it’s all in a day's work. That’s because Mo Oliver identifies human remains for a living. It’s a job that’s taken him to some very dark places; from mass graves in Bosnia to Sri Lankan beaches clogged with the bodies of the Boxing Day Tsunami. We talk about the challenges of his work and how it feels to reunite the lost with the living. For more information about Mo Oliver's work, visit Kenyon International Produce...
Episode 4. Meetings at the Edge
September 06, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBSome midwives guide us into the world. Lizzie Neville guides us out. She’s part of a growing band of Death Doulas supporting us as we die. Lizzie Neville shares her upbeat observations of the many deaths she has attended revealing common regrets and offering sage advice on how to die well. For more information about Lizzie Neville visit End of Life Doula UK For support, information, and end of life doula training in the UK visit Living Well Dying Well
Episode 3. Investigating Sudden Death
August 02, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBBob and Karen are Coroners Officers who investigate sudden deaths, from fatal car accidents to deadly cliff falls. We discuss how you prepare families for viewings, the challenge of dealing with suicides, and the cases they will never forget. This episode includes references to suicide so listener discretion is advised.
Episode 2. Dying to Meet You
July 05, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBWhen Andy Holter sees his first dead body he is riveted. He also knows he’s found his vocation. He leaves the police and decides to become a funeral director. We discuss working with death, the mourners that get forgotten and why some people are actually quite pleased to see the back of us. This episode includes references to suicide so listener discretion is advised. Click here to find out more about Andy and the work of his firm CPJ Field. For information and advice about natural bur...
Episode 1. Gone Too Soon
June 07, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBCheryl Johnson has a heartbreaking day job. She photographs babies whose lives are cut short. For the parents she helps, her photographs are more than precious. They are often the only memory they will have of a much-loved child. You can find out more about Cheryl Johnson and Remember My Baby. Listener discretion is advised especially if you have been affected by the loss of a baby.
Dad, we need to talk...
March 29, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBWe need to talk about death. Whilst the vast majority of us are not going to die of the coronavirus, some of us will. How do we talk about our last wishes with those we love? And what are our options? A very practical guide to having 'the conversation' with leading UK Death Doula, Hermione Elliott from Living Well, Dying Well. For further details about making a Living Will or Advance Decision visit Compassion in Dying. For advice on how to complete a Living will or Advance Decision contact...
Why did they die after I left their room?
January 13, 2020 10:00 - 1 minute - 921 KBLizzie Neville, UK Death Doula, tells me why the people we love wait for us to leave the room before they die. (For full podcast interview click http://bit.ly/38bhbqx)
Dead Honest: Trailer
September 04, 2019 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBJoin Georgie Vestey for Season 1 of Dead Honest as she talks to the people who helps us as we die and when we're dead. Meet Cheryl a photographer who takes photos of babies whose lives are cut short, Andy a funeral director who cares as much about the living as the dead, Bob and Karen, Coroner's officers who investigate sudden deaths, Lizzie a death doula who brings comfort as we die, Mo a DVI expert who spends his time identifying our dead and Lou, a family liaison officer who supports fam...
Dead Honest: Trailer
September 04, 2019 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBJoin Georgie Vestey for Season 1 of Dead Honest as she talks to the people who helps us as we die and when we're dead. Meet Cheryl a photographer who takes photos of babies whose lives are cut short, Andy a funeral director who cares as much about the living as the dead, Bob and Karen, Coroner's officers who investigate sudden deaths, Lizzie a death doula who brings comfort as we die, Mo a DVI expert who spends his time identifying our dead and Lou, a family liaison officer who supports fam...
Episode 5: Picking up the Pieces
August 13, 2019 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBStumbling across a dead body is the stuff of nightmares. For Mo Oliver, it’s all in a days work. That’s because Mo Oliver identifies human remains for a living. It’s a job that’s taken him to some very dark places; from mass graves in Bosnia to Sri Lankan beaches clogged with the bodies of the Boxing Day Tsunami. We talk about the challenges of his work and how it feels to reunite the lost with the living. www.kenyons.co.uk
Episode 3: Investigating Sudden Death
August 13, 2019 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBBob and Karen are Coroners Officers who investigate sudden deaths, from fatal car accidents to deadly cliff falls. We discuss how you prepare families for viewings, the challenge of dealing with suicides responsibly and the cases they will never forget. This episode includes references to suicide so listener discretion is advised.
Episode 2: Dying to Meet You
August 13, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBWhen Andy Holter saw his first dead body he was riveted. He also realised he’d found his vocation. He left the police and decided to become a funeral director. We discuss the deaths that hit hardest, the mourners that get forgotten and why some people are actually quite pleased to see the back of us. This episode includes references to suicide so listener discretion is advised. Click here to find out more about Andy and the work of his firm CPJ Field. For information and advice about n...
Episode 1. Gone too soon...
August 13, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBCheryl Johnson has a heartbreaking day job. She photographs babies whose lives are cut short. For the parents she helps, her photographs are more than precious. They are often the only memory they will have of a much-loved child. You can find out more about Cheryl Johnson and Remember My Baby. Listener discretion is advised especially if you have been affected by the loss of a baby.