MORTAL

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• Donna Lancaster: Ageing as A Spiritual Practice

  October 22, 2026 · 46 min

  Gabriella is joined on MORTAL this week by coach & author Donna Lancaster. Donna has spent more than three decades supporting people through grief and the many losses and changes that shape a life. She is the co-founder of The Bridge…

• A Message from Gabriella and Olivia

  October 15, 2026 · 4 min

  A mid-season catch up from Gabriella & Olivia 🦋 __ Content note: MORTAL contains conversations around death, bereavement and loss 🕊️ __ For signposting to support for any of the topics covered in this series 🌀 https:/…

• Funeral Director Poppy Mardall: How Our Bodies Are Cared For After We Die

  October 8, 2026 · 49 min

  This week Gabriella and MORTAL co-creator Olivia go to meet funeral director and founder of Poppy’s Funerals, Poppy Mardall. In their conversation Poppy talks to Gabriella about the journey of a body after death; demystifying the process…

• Merlin Sheldrake: How Mushrooms Deepen our Sense of Mystery & Connect us to Ancient Cycles of Life

  October 1, 2026 · 36 min

  Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist, writer and speaker with a background in plant sciences, microbiology, and ecology. His special interest is in studying fungi; extraordinary organisms that support our lives in so many different ways. He is…

• Grief expert Julia Samuel: ‘Have the conversations well before anyone is ill’ - Why We Need to Talk about Death

  September 24, 2026 · 45 min

  Gabriella is joined by psychotherapist, author and grief expert Julia Samuel MBE. She is the founder / patron of Child Bereavement UK and the author of best selling books: Grief Works, This Too Shall Pass and Every Family Tells a Story. In…

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