This was one of those conversations where you end up equal parts fascinated and slightly horrified.

In this episode of It’s a Death Sentence, we getting into what actually happens to your body after you die. Carrie, who performs autopsies for a living, takes us through the full process of decomposition - from the very first changes to the bloating, purging, skin slip, maggots, and everything in between.

What You’ll Discover

- The Real Stages After Death: Pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis, livor mortis, autolysis (self-digestion), putrefaction, and how temperature, environment and body type all change the timeline.

- The Messy, Honest Realities: Gas, bloating, fluids leaking from the mouth and nose, why bodies can look like old leather in dry conditions, and the unmistakable smell of death.

- The Questions People Are Scared to Ask: Do bodies always poop? Why is the tongue sometimes removed? Can organs still be used?

Decomposition isn’t just decay - it’s a natural biological process where life keeps doing its thing. This conversation mixes science, dark humour, real mortuary stories, and that strange human curiosity we all have about what happens when we die.

It's A Death Sentence shares real stories of life after loss and is produced by Urban Podcasts. Listener discretion is always advised.