No One Gets Out of Here Alive
A mini-podcast series that's a gentle, sometimes humorous, and sometimes challenging meander through the myths, beliefs, and ideas around all things end of life and after life. In this series of podcasts you will meet a whole range of guests from end-of-life doulas through to people who have had near-death experiences to help give you a more holistic, rounded, view with just maybe new possibilities, of how the inevitable can be approached because remember … “No one (not even you!) gets out of here alive!”
www.hollylyonhawk.com
www.gentleendings.co.uk
www.gentlegoodbye.co.uk
About the Host
Holly Lyon-Hawk is a holistic funeral director, ceremonial care of the body specialist, end-of-life doula, educator, speaker and founder of the International Institute for Supported Ceremonial Care.
For over a decade, Holly has walked alongside hundreds of families as they faced death, grief and profound change. Her work has taken her into homes, hospices, hospitals, woodlands and natural burial grounds, helping people rediscover something that modern society has often forgotten - that death does not have to be hidden away, feared or rushed through.
She believes that ritual matters. That caring for the body after death can be a final act of love. That grief deserves space. And that when we are willing to look mortality in the eye, life itself becomes richer, deeper and infinitely more precious.
On No One Gets Out of Here Alive, Holly brings together honest conversations about death, dying, grief, spirituality, love, purpose and what it truly means to be alive. Through interviews, stories and reflections from her own work, she explores the questions we often avoid but that connect every one of us.
Whether you're caring for someone at the end of life, grieving a loss, working in healthcare, or simply curious about the human experience, this podcast offers a gentle place to reflect, learn and remember that none of us walks this path alone.
The reality that no one gets out of here alive isn't a reason for despair. It is an invitation to live more fully, love more deeply, and leave nothing important unsaid.
Episodes
21 episodes
Dave Austin - An Internationally Renowned Coach's Extraordinary NDE. Part 2
What if a single moment could completely change the way you see life, death and your own purpose?In this powerful two-part conversation, internationally renowned performance coach, bestselling author and former world-ranked tennis...
Dave Austin - An Internationally Renowned Coach's Extraordinary NDE. Part 1
What if a single moment could completely change the way you see life, death and your own purpose?In this powerful two-part conversation, internationally renowned performance coach, bestselling author and former world-ranked tennis...
Stephen Jenkinson - World renowned author, musician & culture activist. Part 2
“Grief is not a feeling; it is a capacity. It is not something that disables you; we are not on the receiving end of grief; we are on the practising end of grief.”- Stephen Jenkinson, Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and SoulThe fir...
Stephen Jenkinson - World renowned author, musician & culture activist. Part 1
“Grief is not a feeling; it is a capacity. It is not something that disables you; we are not on the receiving end of grief; we are on the practising end of grief.”- Stephen Jenkinson, Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and SoulThe fir...
Rosie Inman-Cook talks Natural/Woodland burials and more. Part 3 (of 3)
Rosie Inman Cook of http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk and the Association of Natural Burial Grounds's first of a three-part podcast will walk you along a heart-to-heart journey of life into death, perha...
Rosie Inman-Cook talks Natural/Woodland burials and more. Part 2 (of 3)
Rosie Inman Cook of http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk and the Association of Natural Burial Grounds's first of a three-part podcast will walk you along a heart-to-heart journey of life into death, perha...
Rosie Inman-Cook talks Natural/Woodland burials and more. Part 1 (of 3)
Rosie Inman Cook of http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk and the Association of Natural Burial Grounds's first of a three-part podcast will walk you along a heart-to-heart journey of life into death, perh...
Claire Turnham Part 2 Only With Love
Having cared lovingly for her own father before and after he died, Claire understood the benefits and deepest healing experience creating a home funeral "only with love" can bring. In this episode, we hear from Claire, MBE, founder of Only With...
Claire Turnham Part 1 Only With Love
Having cared lovingly for her own father before and after he died, Claire understood the benefits and deepest healing experience creating a home funeral "only with love" can bring. In this episode, we hear from Claire, MBE, founder of Only With...
Inspiring bereavement counsellor & author Patsy Freeman Part 2
Patsy Freeman is a bereavement counsellor and author. Her book, In Search of You: Letters to a Daughter, is a powerful chronicle of her own grief after the death...
Inspiring bereavement counsellor & author Patsy Freeman Part 1
Patsy Freeman is a bereavement counsellor and author. Her book, In Search of You: Letters to a Daughter, is a powerful chronicle of her own grief after the d...
What is an End of Life Doula Part 2
What is the work of an end-of-life doula?Here's part 2 of my podcast with the wonderful Aly Dickerson and Emma Clare, who run End of Life Doula UK, about offering full, holistic support to dying people and their families. D...
What is an End of Life Doula? Part 1
What is an End-of-Life Doula?In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with the wonderful and inspiring Dr Emma Clare, Chartered Psychologist, end-of-life doula and Chief Executive of End of Life Doula UK - the UK's le...
Gary Ramsey - Author and survivor of a devastating cancer diagnosis. Part 2
Gary Ramsey is an Alexander Technique and voice teacher based in New York City. In 2015, he received the devastating news that he had cancer that would probably kill him. The diagnosis kicked off an inspirational journey of healing and resi...
Gary Ramsey - Author and survivor of a devastating cancer diagnosis. Part 1
Gary Ramsey is an Alexander Technique and voice teacher based in New York City. In 2015, he received the devastating news that he had cancer that would probably kill him. The diagnosis kicked off an inspirational journey of healing and resi...
Diane James - Pet bereavement with Blue Cross Part 2
The second part of my podcast with the wonderful Diane. Hear about how to help a grieving animal - and much more. If you've been affected by pet bereavement, whether it's a recent loss or happened some time ago, you can contact the Blue Cro...
Diane James - Pet bereavement with Blue Cross Part 1
In this first part of a two-part chat with the lovely Diane James, Pet Bereavement and Loss Support Service Manager at Blue Cross For Pets, talks about the very real topic of pet bereavement. Diane James is the manager of Pet Bereavemen...
Felicity Warner, Author and Founder of Soul Midwives - Part 2
In this second and final part of this podcast episode, Holly Lyon-Hawk speaks with Felicity Warner.Felicity Warner created the idea of Soul Midwifery for the dying after sitting with many hundreds of people at the end of life....
Felicity Warner, Author and Founder of Soul Midwives Part 1
In this first part of a two part podcast, Holly Lyon-Hawk speaks with Felicity Warner.Felicity Warner created the idea of Soul Midwifery for the dying after sitting with many hundreds of people at the end of life.Her pioneering ...
David Ditchfield & his near death experience (NDE) Part 2
Part 2 in discussion with: David Ditchfield is an NDE-inspired artist, composer, near-death experiencer and authorA few years ago, David was dragged under a speeding train in a freak accident. As the surgeons fought to sav...
David Ditchfield & his near death experience (NDE) Part 1
David Ditchfield is an NDE-inspired artist, composer, near-death experiencer and authorA few years ago, David was dragged under a speeding train in a freak accident. As the surgeons fought to save him, he had a profound Near-Death...
