We talk about death for various reasons, and the way we discuss it can depend on cultural, social, and personal factors, which is what With The End in Mind author Dr Kathryn Mannix told us at "How To Be Books Podcast."

Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills and social change! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks.

Other wonderful guests who took part:

• Rupert Callender, an undertaker and author of the book "What Remains?: Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking."
• Susan Leigh, counsellor and hypnotherapist from lifestyletherapy.net.

Other books/articles looked at:

Dr Atul Gawande: Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End