How To Die Sean O'Connor

An in-depth look with leading experts at the pioneering technology that enhances natural decomposition of human remains, helping get you back into Mather Earth where you belong.

Who has the right to decide how someone else should die? In this episode, Sean Davison explains some of the terms involved in his quest to help legalise assisted dying in South Africa, and makes a compelling case to advance this option for all South Africans. It's nothing less than a human right: the right to die a death with dignity, on one's own terms.

Author of 'Crossing the River Styx - Memoirs of a Death Row Chaplain,' Russ Ford shares his experience of accompanying those condemned to die in their final years, months and earthly moments. This is a story of unlikely redemption in the face of self-righteous carnage and fear, a story of humility and courage. It is also a powerful testament to the institutionalized savagery of the death penalty as enacted in the state of Virginia, the first southern state to abolish the death penalty in 2021. Yet some want it back... here and elsewhere too. Russ's testament is a record and a guide to why this must never happen.

Veteran teaching midwife Ciske van Straaten has vast experience of helping to bring life into the world, and has also been intimately involved in death. What has this taught her? What have these two moments got in common? How do they relate to each other, in the cycle of life?

Ela Manga is an integrative medical doctor, highly attuned to the relationship between different systems in the body. She has a deep experience of death, and how breath plays a leading part in how we live and how we die. Her work is radical and gentle, profound and compassionate. In this episode, she shares her insight and experience with us, and some of the secrets to using a healing tool that's right under our noses.

Dr. Mary Ryan is a priest and soul carer, someone with great experience at providing spiritual care at the end of life. In this episode, she discusses her journey toward priesthood, and the challenges she experiences as a woman and feminist. She explains what is meant by soul care, and what it's requirements are, as well as sharing a useful model of the stages of dying which helps us understand the needs of the dying person. Mary is a teacher and the inspiration behind the Soul Carers Network, an affiliation of soul carers with many different skills and aptitudes based in South Africa.