Moving, raw and at times, astounding, Death and Dying is a new collection of stories recorded by the Perth-based arts and cultural organisation, Centre for Stories , that explores death as both the most inevitable part of life, but also a topic that many shy away from.

Audio recording of the panel discussion on death and dying
Podcasts
Death and Dying
What does a “good death” look like? Listen to four experts in a panel conversation - aiming to break taboos, ask and answer some important questions about death and dying.

Defying Trans and Sex Worker Stereotypes
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Lena is a sex worker activist and trans woman, and in this interview she breaks down the misinformation around violence and death for sex workers, why (and when) suicide is actually prevalent among trans people, and how deaths from the HIV pandemic affect everyone today.

Sorry Business
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Karijarri and Yawuru woman Judy Anne Edgar and her daughter, Japanese Yawuru woman, Maya Shioji, discuss how much is to be gained by doing death and dying the traditional way.

Choosing Life, Communication and Haka
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Lifeline WA and suicide prevention ambassadors Leon Ruri and Adrian Momber discuss men’s mental health, dance and haka as a medicine, suicide prevention and why our society is making people mentally unwell.

The Eternal Journey of Grief
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Leanne discusses how grief is made up of a million tiny moments, why our communities need to better support people in their mourning, and how our values and self-awareness are key to healing and moving forward after loss.

Dementia and Daily Rituals
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Sandy discusses losing her dad to dementia, her newborn baby to a heart defect and her mother to cancer – all in a small country town in southwest WA. She shares how people reacted to these different losses in different ways, and why community, ritual and celebration are so important in the healing process.

The Bliss of Knowing How I’ll Die
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Marilyn is a trauma counsellor and founder of the Metis Centre, a social justice and human rights organisation. She talks about ending her mother’s life according to her wishes, her own near-death experience, spirituality, faith, and why trauma influences our views on death.

Finding Meaning at the End
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
At 84 years old, Betty has no plans of slowing down, and discusses the lessons she has learned over her lifetime toward death and dying, why we shouldn’t grieve for those we’ve lost, how staying fit at any age keeps us sane, and why helping others less fortunate than yourself doesn’t need to start or end when you’re coming to your own end of life.

Those Who Get Left Behind
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Jaya Dantas is an expert in the health of vulnerable populations. When the COVID pandemic hit Australia, she believes at-risk communities here, such as Indigenous people and migrants, were let down in the government’s handling of its health response.

My Death, My Way, Together
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Graham and Helen discuss what it’s like to live with a ‘ticking clock’, caring for each other, and why having a choice in deciding to end your life is paramount to having a “good” death. In the end, it’s the little things in life that matter most.

A Wheelie Good Life
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Despite being close to death herself on many an occasion, or perhaps because of it, Amber Dennis embraces life with a passion.

Death on the Streets
Death and Dying
12 January 2022
Natalie and Trish discuss why people are dying on the streets, what happens to them when they do, whether a homeless person’s life is valued less than others and what government’s need to do to solve the homelessness crisis in Australia.