Why do we find it so hard to talk about death and dying? Our guests from the Good Funeral Guide and Hospice UK’s Compassionate Employers programme share advice on communicating around what can be a hugely difficult subject for so many of us.

Isabel Russo and Fran Hall join host Sue Keogh – a communications specialist who is no stranger to bereavement herself – to explain how fear of getting it wrong can be a huge barrier. And about the specific techniques they use to encourage people to speak plainly when talking about death, not than retreat into the comfort of euphemisms.

We find out about the Death Café movement. Marketing for sensitive topics. And how they’re actively changing the visual language around funerals – taking them out of the Victorian era and more reflective of the lives we lead today.

And halfway through, Lucy Carpenter shares workplace tips to help you find the right words when supporting colleagues through bereavement.

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The Good Funeral Guide: http://www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/

Hospice UK: Compassionate Employers workplace wellbeing support: https://www.hospiceuk.org/compassionate-employers

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