In this episode of Passing Thoughts, Barbara Sullivan explores the Buddhist approach to death and the profound practice of accepting life's impermanence. She speaks with Venerable Tsultrim, an Australian Tibetan Buddhist nun, counselor, and educator who generously shares her insights on navigating the end of life. 

🌟 Before We Go In the Before We Go segment, Rob dives into the hit TV series Dying for Sex, exploring the concept of an unconventional bucket list and how confronting a terminal diagnosis can push us to discover what we truly want out of our remaining time.

📩 Connect With Us We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:


Email: You can email us at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au

In this episode of Passing Thoughts, Barbara Sullivan explores the Buddhist approach to death and the profound practice of accepting life's impermanence. She speaks with Venerable Tsultrim, an Australian Tibetan Buddhist nun, counselor, and educator who generously shares her insights on navigating the end of life.&nbsp;
🌟 Before We Go In the Before We Go segment, Rob dives into the hit TV series Dying for Sex, exploring the concept of an unconventional bucket list and how confronting a terminal diagnosis can push us to discover what we truly want out of our remaining time.
📩 Connect With Us We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:
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Passing Thoughts is an Australian podcast about death, dying, grief, and everything that comes with life’s final chapter. Hosted by Rob Kaldor, each episode covers topics Australians are increasingly asking about — palliative care, voluntary assisted dying, aged care, wills, near-death experiences, and the grief journey. Honest, warm, and sometimes surprisingly funny. Funded by the Wicking Trust, produced with Radio 2RPH.

For too long, death has been treated as a taboo. Passing Thoughts aims to shift that by improving death literacy through honest, engaging, and sometimes surprising conversations. Expect laughter, a few tears, and a whole lot of real talk. Funded by the Wicking Trust and produced with the support of Radio 2RPH, Passing Thoughts opens up the final chapter of life with warmth, curiosity, and humanity.

Our regular contributers are Barbara Sullivan, Jane Mundy and Connie Mason.

Passing Thoughts is an Australian podcast about death, dying, grief, and everything that comes with life&rsquo;s final chapter. Hosted by Rob Kaldor, each episode covers topics Australians are increasingly asking about &mdash; palliative care, voluntary assisted dying, aged care, wills, near-death experiences, and the grief journey. Honest, warm, and sometimes surprisingly funny. Funded by the Wicking Trust, produced with Radio 2RPH.
For too long, death has been treated as a taboo. Passing Thoughts aims to shift that by improving death literacy through honest, engaging, and sometimes surprising conversations. Expect laughter, a few tears, and a whole lot of real talk. Funded by the Wicking Trust and produced with the support of Radio 2RPH, Passing Thoughts opens up the final chapter of life with warmth, curiosity, and humanity.
Our regular contributers are Barbara Sullivan, Jane Mundy and Connie Mason.

Passing Thoughts

Death and Dying for Buddhists 

In this episode of Passing Thoughts, Rob Kaldor explores the darker, often avoided realities of mortality and survival. He speaks with Julian Morgans, a documentary filmmaker and host of the podcast *What It Was Like*, who generously shares his insights from interviewing individuals who have survived extreme, near-death events.

Listen to What It Was Like on Spotify, Apple or Youtube

Follow the show on TikTok or Instagram

You can follow Julian Morgans here

🌟 Before We Go


In the Before We Go segment, Rob takes listeners on an audio trip through Japan, exploring the concept of *mujo* (impermanence) and the country's beautifully integrated approach to death, dying, and remembering. From quiet neighborhood shrines and the relentless discipline of sumo training stables to the poignant Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, discover how Japanese traditions weave the memory of those who have passed into the fabric of everyday life.

📩 Connect With Us
We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:

You can email us at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au

In this episode of Passing Thoughts, Rob Kaldor explores the darker, often avoided realities of mortality and survival. He speaks with Julian Morgans, a documentary filmmaker and host of the podcast *What It Was Like*, who generously shares his insights from interviewing individuals who have survived extreme, near-death events.
Listen to What It Was Like on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0PJApQiyrmfrpTW7jIbJWo?si=0b16594debdd496f" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://open.spotify.com/show/0PJApQiyrmfrpTW7jIbJWo?si%3D0b16594debdd496f&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789030753000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Gt6_NHfRNblILrYK8OO51">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-it-was-like/id1614354774" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-it-was-like/id1614354774&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789030753000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0JOgOInaSAU3poS8Fkxwhc">Apple</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789030753000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3js3SrNIwnU7--zP2uve4x">Youtube</a>
Follow the show on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tiktok.com/@whatitwaslikepodcast&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789030753000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oAOXy1YoHTmSyHIx_RKUD">TikTok</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whatitwaslikepodcast/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/whatitwaslikepodcast/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789030753000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3cTTl4STbf9w6siVvllNu1">Instagram</a>
You can follow Julian Morgans <a href="https://www.instagram.com/julianmorgans?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/julianmorgans?utm_source%3Dig_web_button_share_sheet%26igsh%3DZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789030753000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jHKS6JR9zKhE0b5294qdz">here</a>
🌟 Before We Go
 In the Before We Go segment, Rob takes listeners on an audio trip through Japan, exploring the concept of *mujo* (impermanence) and the country's beautifully integrated approach to death, dying, and remembering. From quiet neighborhood shrines and the relentless discipline of sumo training stables to the poignant Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, discover how Japanese traditions weave the memory of those who have passed into the fabric of everyday life.
📩 Connect With Us We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:
You can email us at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au

What It was Like

In Episode 2 of the 3rd series of Passing Thoughts, Connie Mason explores the deeply personal journey of "the farewell" and the choices we make when saying goodbye.She speaks with three remarkable women, Ewa, Jane, and Kathy—who generously share how they navigated the final send-offs for their partners. This engaging conversation explores the diverse and deeply personal ways to honor a loved one's life, from arranging a police guard of honor and organizing a waterfront celebration, to working with an end-of-life doula for an intimate home vigil.

🌟 Before We Go In the Before We Go segment, Jeff and Sue share their plans for a natural burial in a coastal forest and their desire to become one with nature.

📩 Connect With Us We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:


Email: You can email us at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au.

In Episode 2 of the 3rd series of Passing Thoughts, Connie Mason explores the deeply personal journey of "the farewell" and the choices we make when saying goodbye.She speaks with three remarkable women, Ewa, Jane, and Kathy&mdash;who generously share how they navigated the final send-offs for their partners. This engaging conversation explores the diverse and deeply personal ways to honor a loved one's life, from arranging a police guard of honor and organizing a waterfront celebration, to working with an end-of-life doula for an intimate home vigil.
🌟 Before We Go In the Before We Go segment, Jeff and Sue share their plans for a natural burial in a coastal forest and their desire to become one with nature.
📩 Connect With Us We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:
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Different Endings

In the Series 3 premiere, Rob Kaldor sits down with author Oliver Christen before a live audience at Better Read Than Dead bookstore in Sydney to discuss his remarkable book, As She Chose. This engaging conversation explores the final days of his mother’s life and her decision to use VSED (Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking). Oliver Christen's book is available at all good bookstores, including Better Read Than Dead.

🌟 Before We Go In the Before We Go segment, Oliver talks about his mother’s bucket list moment.

📩 Connect With Us We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:


Email: You can email us at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au.

This podcast has been produced with the support of the Wicking Trust and the team at 2RPH.

In the Series 3 premiere, Rob Kaldor sits down with author Oliver Christen before a live audience at Better Read Than Dead bookstore in Sydney to discuss his remarkable book, As She Chose. This engaging conversation explores the final days of his mother&rsquo;s life and her decision to use VSED (Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking). Oliver Christen's book is available at all good bookstores, including Better Read Than Dead.
🌟 Before We Go In the Before We Go segment, Oliver talks about his mother&rsquo;s bucket list moment.
📩 Connect With Us We would love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topic suggestions, or would like to share your own experiences around grief, loss, aging, or caregiving, please reach out:
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Email: You can email us at <a href="mailto:passingthoughts@2rph.org.au">passingthoughts@2rph.org.au</a>.
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This podcast has been produced with the support of the Wicking Trust and the team at 2RPH.

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