Life at St Mary’s Hospice podcast series

I was delighted to be commissioned by St Mary’s Hospice to bring the charity’s story to a whole new audience during with a special five-part podcast series.

The programmes took a look behind the scenes and featured candid interviews with patients, staff, volunteers and supporters.

Val Stangoe, Chief Executive of St Mary’s Hospice, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Nigel on this exciting new series, Life at St Mary’s Hospice, which goes behind the scenes in a way we’ve never allowed anyone to before.

“Hospice care is often misunderstood and sometimes feared. Speaking about death and dying is still taboo, but we feel like we’re a core part of our community and we want people to see what happens here and understand it.

“People will often say to me that they think working in a hospice must be very sad, but that’s really not the case. Most days are filled with joy and laughter, and this is a really happy place to be. Of course, there can be sad moments, especially around the time when someone dies. But our patients and those important to them tell us time and again that they feel so much better for having had us involved in making a person’s final moments as dignified and pleasant as they can possibly be. Because of that, our staff love what they do.

“We wanted to reflect that in the name of the podcast and so Life at St Mary’s was born, to show that there is so much more to what we do than death.

During the series listeners will have the opportunity to follow different stories from people who have a connection with the hospice.

Episodes are available now on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms.

St Mary’s Hospice Chief Executove