In Episode Two of Passing Thoughts, Jane Mundy talks with journalist Emma Rossi who shares her unique work as Biography Services Manager at St Vincent’s Hospital’s Sacred Heart Palliative Care team, helping people reflect on and record their life stories. Discover how capturing these memories offers meaning, closure, and connection. Learn more about the service at  https://www.svhs.org.au/support-us/volunteer/sacred-heart-community-palliative-care-biography-service

In our Before We Go segment, Alex Hoysted introduces his Death Calc, a thought-provoking tool exploring life expectancy and how awareness of our mortality might inspire us to live more fully. Read Alex’s musings at hoysted.substack.com.

Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life’s final chapter, told with openness, curiosity, and heart. It’s a space to talk about what we usually avoid, because facing death just might help us live better.

Contact the team at: passingthoughts@2rph.com.au
Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578856716570 and connect with others exploring these conversations.

This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.

 

In Episode Two of Passing Thoughts, Jane Mundy talks with journalist&nbsp;Emma Rossi who shares her unique work as Biography Services Manager at St Vincent&rsquo;s Hospital&rsquo;s Sacred Heart Palliative Care team, helping people reflect on and record their life stories. Discover how capturing these memories offers meaning, closure, and connection. Learn more about the service at &nbsp;<a href="https://www.svhs.org.au/support-us/volunteer/sacred-heart-community-palliative-care-biography-service">https://www.svhs.org.au/support-us/volunteer/sacred-heart-community-palliative-care-biography-service</a>
In our&nbsp;Before We Go segment, Alex Hoysted introduces his Death Calc, a thought-provoking tool exploring life expectancy and how awareness of our mortality might inspire us to live more fully. Read Alex&rsquo;s musings at <a href="https://hoysted.substack.com/">hoysted.substack.com</a>.
Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life&rsquo;s final chapter, told with openness, curiosity, and heart. It&rsquo;s a space to talk about what we usually avoid, because facing death just might help us live better.
Contact the team at: <a href="mailto:passingthoughts@2rph.com.au">passingthoughts@2rph.com.au</a> Like us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578856716570">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578856716570</a> and connect with others exploring these conversations.
This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.
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Passing Thoughts is a podcast that tackles everything in life’s final chapter. Hosted by Rob Kaldor, this series explores the raw edges of grief, the ethics of voluntary assisted dying, the intricacies of palliative care, aged care, wills, and the deep mysteries surrounding the afterlife and near-death experiences.

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 a podcast that tackles everything in life&rsquo;s final chapter. Hosted by Rob Kaldor, this series explores the raw edges of grief, the ethics of voluntary assisted dying, the intricacies of palliative care, aged care, wills, and the deep mysteries surrounding the afterlife and near-death experiences.
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

Your Life Stories with Emma Rossi

In Episode Ten of Passing Thoughts,Jane Mundy speaks with Anne Marinos about her husband, the beloved entertainer Lex Marinos, and his decision to use Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). Anne reflects on the emotional, practical and deeply personal moments that shaped Lex’s final days, offering an open and compassionate exploration of what dignity, choice and love look like at the end of life.

Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life’s final chapter — told with honesty, compassion, and heart. It’s a space to talk about what we often avoid, because facing death and grief might just teach us how to live better.

📧 Contact the team at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au
👍 Like us on Facebook and connect with others exploring these conversations.

🎧 This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.

In Episode Ten of Passing Thoughts, Jane Mundy speaks with Anne Marinos about her husband, the beloved entertainer Lex Marinos, and his decision to use Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). Anne reflects on the emotional, practical and deeply personal moments that shaped Lex&rsquo;s final days, offering an open and compassionate exploration of what dignity, choice and love look like at the end of life.
Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life&rsquo;s final chapter &mdash; told with honesty, compassion, and heart. It&rsquo;s a space to talk about what we often avoid, because facing death and grief might just teach us how to live better.
📧 Contact the team at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au 👍 Like us on Facebook and connect with others exploring these conversations.
🎧 This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.

A VAD Journey with Lex Marinos

In Episode Nine of Passing Thoughts, host Barbara Sullivan shares an in depth conversation with author Casey Beros, about the nature of being a carer to someone in their final stages of life. Casey shares the story of caring for her beloved dad through terminal cancer. In the Before We Go section Rob reminisces about the final album of a musical hero. 

Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life’s final chapter — told with honesty, compassion, and heart. It’s a space to talk about what we often avoid, because facing death and grief might just teach us how to live better.

📧 Contact the team at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au
👍 Like us on Facebook and connect with others exploring these conversations.

🎧 This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.

In Episode Nine of Passing Thoughts, host Barbara Sullivan shares an in depth conversation with author Casey Beros, about the nature of being a carer to someone in their final stages of life. Casey shares the story of caring for her beloved dad through terminal cancer. In the Before We Go section Rob reminisces about the final album of a musical hero.&nbsp;
Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life&rsquo;s final chapter &mdash; told with honesty, compassion, and heart. It&rsquo;s a space to talk about what we often avoid, because facing death and grief might just teach us how to live better.
📧 Contact the team at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au 👍 Like us on Facebook and connect with others exploring these conversations.
🎧 This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.

Caring for your 'Next of Kin' with Casey Beros

In Episode Eight of Passing Thoughts, host Connie Mason shares a heartfelt conversation with Christopher Hall, CEO of Grief Australia, exploring the complex nature of grief and its profound impact on our lives. Together, they unpack the intimate connection between love and loss, reflecting on the truth that we grieve simply because we love.

Christopher draws on his deep experience to explain how grief touches both our emotional and physical selves, and why support from others can make such a difference. Through gentle insights and moving stories, he reveals that grief is as unique as our fingerprint — shaped by our relationships, cultures, and the ways we remember. Find out more about Grief Australia at https://www.grief.org.au/

In the Before We Go segment, the unique impact of Oscar the cat is examined. 

Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life’s final chapter — told with honesty, compassion, and heart. It’s a space to talk about what we often avoid, because facing death and grief might just teach us how to live better.

📧 Contact the team at passingthoughts@2rph.org.au
👍 Like us on Facebook and connect with others exploring these conversations.

🎧 This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.

In Episode Eight of Passing Thoughts, host Connie Mason shares a heartfelt conversation with Christopher Hall, CEO of Grief Australia, exploring the complex nature of grief and its profound impact on our lives. Together, they unpack the intimate connection between love and loss, reflecting on the truth that we grieve simply because we love.
Christopher draws on his deep experience to explain how grief touches both our emotional and physical selves, and why support from others can make such a difference. Through gentle insights and moving stories, he reveals that grief is as unique as our fingerprint &mdash; shaped by our relationships, cultures, and the ways we remember. Find out more about Grief Australia at <a href="https://www.grief.org.au/">https://www.grief.org.au/</a>
In the&nbsp;Before We Go segment, the unique impact of Oscar the cat is examined.&nbsp;
Passing Thoughts is a podcast about life&rsquo;s final chapter &mdash; told with honesty, compassion, and heart. It&rsquo;s a space to talk about what we often avoid, because facing death and grief might just teach us how to live better.
📧 Contact the team at <a data-start="1516" data-end="1543">passingthoughts@2rph.org.au</a> 👍 Like us on Facebook and connect with others exploring these conversations.
🎧 This series is made with the support of the Wicking Trust.

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