Ending Life Well – the Otago Community Hospice produced podcast series for family carers – has hit 8000 downloads since launching in 2022. The podcast was created to provide accessible information for family carers who have been thrown in the deep end caring for loved ones who are dying.

Denise van Aalst is the creative energy and expertise behind the Otago Community Hospice Ending Life Well podcasts.

Counsellor Shireen Tresslor often uses the Guided Relaxation and Guided Relaxation and Visualisation Podcasts - Ep 16 and 17 – with her clients. She has found them incredibly effective and has received a lot of positive feedback.

Carers are an amazing group of people, but they often fail to look after themselves.

There have been a wealth of anecdotes from OCH staff about the value of the podcasts for their patients and their whānau, but one stands out.

One of our most recent episodes - Ep 24 - Helping Someone Move Safely - has a series of videos to help illustrate what the podcast talks about.