The latest episode of the Winston's Wish podcast features Callie and Harriet from our North West team, who discuss ways in which teachers, parents and carers can support bereaved children and young people in the school environment. This September, we're raising awareness of the impact bereavement can have on children in school with our #BackToSchoo…

Why is it important for bereaved children to talk about death?The Winston's Wish podcast returns with a look at the importance of conversation for bereaved children and young people. Gemma and Debbie, from our Family Services Team, explore this topic and consider some of the common questions parents, carers and professionals often have. If you are …

Callie and Sarah from the North West team at Winston's Wish - the charity for bereaved children - sit down to discuss the impact losing a sibling can have on bereaved children and young people. For support, please call our Freephone National Helpline on 08088 020 021. Website: winstonswish.orgFacebook: facebook.com/winstonswishcharityTwitter: twitt…

In Episode 2 of the Winston's Wish podcast, Dom Smith is joined by journalist Jonny Sharples, who lost his brother Simon to suicide. Jonny and Dom discuss the impact that Simon's death had on his family, how Jonny learnt to cope with his grief and men's mental health. For support, please call our Freephone National Helpline on 08088 020 021 (Monday…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST When Sasha Richardson first volunteered for Winston's Wish back in 1995, little did he know that 20 years later he would be heading up the Family Services programme. As the first charity to establish child bereavement support services in the UK, Winston's Wish leads the way in providing specialist child bere…

In Episode 1 of the Winston's Wish podcast, Dom Smith and Laura Scott discuss going back to school after a bereavement.After a death, a child's emotions can be difficult to deal with and as a result, school can be tough. We discuss various coping techniques, ways to adjust and discuss some families' experiences.For support, please call our Freephon…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Our guest this month is Marina Cantacuzino - founder of The Forgiveness Project, author of the book by the same name and inspiration behind the F-Word exhibition which has toured globally since 2004. The project itself is a UK charity and not for profit org that sets out through storytelling to explore how i…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Welcome to the Merlin's Diary podcast. You can access the Merlin's Diary Search Engine in both theUK (www.merlinsdiary.com) and the USA (www.us.merlinsdiary.com). All event/presenter/venues listing is FREE so get adding your details and be seen on google, yahoo etc! Make sure you're subscribed to The Merlin'…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST This month Merlin's Diary Podcast hosts Barry Durdant-Hollamby and Neil del Strother have the pleasure of interviewing Hermione Elliott, a leading light in the world of death and dying who founded the charity 'Living Well, Dying Well' which is helping to re-educate people in how to manage the dying process i…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST / This month Merlin's Diary Podcast hosts Barry Durdant-Hollamby and Neil del Strother have the pleasure of interviewing Andy Thomas, one of the UK’s best-known authors and lecturers on unexplained mysteries and global cover-ups. The author of the acclaimed books 'The Truth Agenda' and 'Conspiracies', Andy h…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST This month Merlin's Diary Podcast hosts Barry Durdant-Hollamby and Neil del Strother have the pleasure of interviewing the founder of Piatkus Books, Judy Piatkus, a woman once described by The Times as 'one of the world's leading thinkers' and listed in their top 50 list of 'movers and shakers who define how…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST This month Merlin's Diary Podcast hosts Barry Durdant-Hollamby and Neil del Strother have the pleasure of interviewing Jamie Catto, a man described by Stephen Fry as ' kind, wise, open, boundlessly energetic, optimistic and passionate'. Jamie has been on our 'target list' for a while so we were delighted whe…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST This month Merlin's Diary Podcast hosts Barry Durdant-Hollamby and Neil del Strother have the pleasure of interviewing Janey Lee Grace, an expert in holistic health and wellbeing, author of five books including two number one Amazon best sellers and someone who is also passionate about helping people find th…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST This month Merlin's Diary Podcast hosts Barry Durdant-Hollamby and Neil del Strother have the pleasure of interviewing legendary PR guru and global change-maker Lynne Franks. In this interview Lynne shares her personal story, how and why she has become an advocate for global women's work, the ideas that gave…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Merlin's Diary Podcast hosts Barry Durdant-Hollamby and Neil del Strother have just had the honour of interviewing one of the World's leading truth-seekers and authors, Graham Hancock. The interview was very inspiring for us as we learnt more about Graham's personal story and how he became the agent for chan…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Martín Prechtel was raised on a Pueblo Indian reservation in New Mexico, where he learned the Keres language. His mother was a Canadian Native American and his father a Swiss palaeontologist. In 1970 after his first marriage ended, he traveled south through Mexico to end up in Guatemala. After a year of trav…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST JENNY COCKELL (Past Lives) In her best-selling book Yesterday's Children, Jenny Cockell discusses her extraordinary past life memories of life as Mary Sutton in early-20th century Ireland. The book chronicles Jenny's research into Sutton's life and her subsequent journey in which she ended up reuniting the e…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Neil and I both had to pinch ourselves whenwe received confirmation of our latest Merlin's Diary podcast guest. DesmondTutu is Emeritus Archbishop of Cape Town, he's a former Nobel Peace prize winnerand an honorary member of the global council of elders. His courageous and tirelesswork to help the voice of b…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST We start 2015 with an interview that has been our most 'listened-to' interview to date, featuring Gabrielle Roth, who died just a few months after we spoke to her in 2012. The founder of 5Rhythms, Gabrielle was an American dancer and musician in the world music and trance dance genres, with a special interes…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Welcome to the Merlin's Diary podcast. You can access the Merlin's Diary Search Engine in both theUK (www.merlinsdiary.com) and the USA (www.us.merlinsdiary.com). All event/presenter/venues listing is FREE so get adding your details and be seen on google, yahoo etc! Make sure you're subscribed to The Merlin'…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST This month we interview Leo Rutherford, a renowned teacher and pioneer of shamanism in the West. He was one of the first people to bring the teachings of shamanism to the UK and founded the Eagle's Wing College of Contemporary Shamanism in 1987. Having worked in industry for 20 years, he was suffering from a…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Philip Carr-Gomm is a Psychotherapist, educationalist and author practising at the cutting edge of a whole new paradigm in the field of Ecopsychology. Since 1988 he's also been the leader of OBOD, the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids where he has overseen robust growth in the organisation thanks partly to t…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Charles Eisenstein is an author and public speaker, and self-described "degrowth activist". He is the author of several books including The Ascent of Humanity (2007), Sacred Economics (2011), and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (2013). "Whether for myself or for the world, I share with d…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Steve Biddulph is one of the world’s best known parenting authors and a very entertaining speaker. A psychologist for 25 years, he is now retired but continues to write and teach. His books, including The Secret of Happy Children, Raising Boys, The New Manhood and now Raising Girls, are in four million homes…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Welcome to the 35th Merlin's Diary podcast - a fascinating in-depth interview with a man who knows all about going into the darkness and coming out smelling of roses... In the early 1990s Kevin Billett hit major depression. Having achieved relative security in life, he'd discovered the truth that joy and ins…

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Welcome to the 34th Merlin's Diary podcast and it's one of our best yet! Byron Katie has helped changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide with her process entitled 'The Work'. She has sold millions of books and is rated as one of the most influential change-makers on the planet (Watkins …

CLICK HERE TO STREAM OR DOWNLOAD PODCAST Welcome to the 32nd Merlin's Diary podcast. You can access the Merlin's Diary search engine in both the UK(www.merlinsdiary.com) and the USA (www.us.merlinsdiary.com). Expelled from the church for calling God 'Mother' In 1993, Dominican Priest Matthew Fox was expelled by future Pope Benedict XVI, for 'disobe…