Sick Society

A prestige health and society podcast hosted by Dr. Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew Goddard. Each season explores the social, political, and economic forces shaping public health—from climate change to misinformation.

What to Expect When You're Expecting The End: Death, Dying, & How to Talk About It (with Dr Kathryn Mannix) Sick Society

Talking about death can be hard, and in some societal settings it's become a taboo. How can we plan for death in a society that tries to avoid it at all costs?In Episode 8 of Sick Society, Dr Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew “Bod” Goddard are joined by Dr Kathryn Mannix, a palliative care consultant and bestselling author of With the End in Mind and Listen. Kathryn says we've lost sight of the process of dying, and works to help people better understand and prepare for death.why medical professionals are not taught the process of dyingwhy death is most often peacefulthe medicalization of death and why fewer people are dying at homedeath avoidance and the concept of death as failureSick Society is a Haunted Mouse Productions podcast, hosted by Dr Alexis Paton and Sir Andrew Goddard, exploring how medicine and public life shape health.https://linktr.ee/hauntedmouseproductions
  1. What to Expect When You're Expecting The End: Death, Dying, & How to Talk About It (with Dr Kathryn Mannix)
  2. Climate Change and Health: How Healthcare Both Heals and Harms the Planet (with Dr Hayley Pinto)
  3. Diet & Health (with Dr Duane Mellor)
  4. Exercise, Ageing, and the Politics of Staying Active (with Dr Jon Houghton)
  5. Why Britain’s Cold Homes Keep Making People Ill (with Hannah Fearn)

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