A podcast about the people who work with the dying and the dead.

Dead Honest Podcast

Winner Best Interview Podcast, British Podcast Awards 2021

Listen to Professionals working with the Dying and the Dead

When was the last time you spoke honestly about death? Georgie Vestey hosts a series of intimate conversations with the professionals who work with the dying and the dead.

Meet the extraordinary individuals doing the jobs we hope that someone else is doing; the police divers, crisis negotiators, mortuary staff, funeral directors, death investigators, photographers, and chaplains, amongst others.

Dead Honest aims to bridge your fear of the unknown with your curiosity to know more.

Posts tagged bereavement by suicide

12. What Lies Beneath

12. What Lies Beneath

Suzanne Crossley supervises a team of police divers in the North of England. She’s on the boat at every body recovery.

georgie vesteyNovember 10, 2020suicide, police diver, police rescue, marine policing unit, Northumbria Police, Northumbria Police Search & Rescue, suicide prevention, suicide post-vention, mental health, suicide awareness, bereavement by suicide Comments

11. Last Train

11. Last Train

Every 30 hours someone dies on Britain’s railways. Chaplain Liam Johnston supports the drivers and devastated families left behind.

georgie vesteyNovember 9, 2020suicide, chaplain, railway chaplain, Network Rail, chaplaincy, suicide prevention, suicide post-vention, mental health, suicide awareness, bereavement by suicide

10. Road to Nowhere

10. Road to Nowhere

Mac Hobbs is a tow truck driver. He recovers vehicles from remote locations where people have taken their lives. The hardest part of his job?

georgie vesteyNovember 8, 2020suicide, vehicle recovery, suicide prevention, suicide post-vention, mental health, suicide awareness, bereavement by suicide

8. Don't Look Down

8. Don't Look Down

Cathy MacDonald’s voice is calm and encouraging. As a former police Crisis Negotiator, it has also saved lives.

georgie vesteyNovember 6, 2020suicide, crisis intervention, crisis, mental health, crisis support, suicide prevention, Cathy MacDonald, crisis communication, suicide awareness, bereavement by suicide