Episodes 21
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Highly Active
Since Oct 2023
Latest Episode May 2026

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Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
64%
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ataloss.nz

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About This Podcast

Funeral Celebrant Timothy Giles, guides us in compelling conversations on living when grief has left you at a loss. Guests share their stories, offering experience and insights on how to live a full, happy life in times of death, grief and loss.
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Recent Episodes

Getting Through Grief

May 25, 2026 52m

Matthew Flynn is a grief specialist working in Aotearoa NZ and in some of the world’s most war torn and traumatized regions. He knows how to help and in this conversation, he shares how any of us can…

Told You’re Terminal

May 11, 2026 1h 12m

Natasha Plunkett loves her club,  Shocking Pink, but is deeply saddened every time a new member joins.  Shocking Pink is for women living with Breast Cancer, Natasha shares laughter and lessons she’s…

We all need a good Wake

Mar 30, 2026 1h 5m

Writer, poet, and filmmaker Kevin Toolis explores a way of understanding death that feels both ancient and immediate. Raised on a remote Irish island, he reflects on a culture where the dead are not…

Death Literate

Mar 15, 2026 50m

When you meet Trish, what stands out isn’t heaviness — it’s energy. "The space of death is about people, he tangata, what’s more vibrant than people and the journey they are on?”. In this Episode…

Die Natrually

Mar 01, 2026 55m

How to die naturally. Carol McAllum is the doctor you meet when recovery isn’t possible. She shares thoughts, wisdom and wonder in all she has learnt about life and death. Death can be messy, but it…

Dying to Talk

Feb 16, 2026 31m

Do tell the children Sarah’s kids know Mum works with the dead. Because she tells them her work stories. In her old job nursing the dying, she told them all about that too. Sarah says, please talk to…

S3E17 Grave Matters

Feb 01, 2026 51m

Would you live in a graveyard? Sheree Stout does. Her family home sits inside Auckland’s largest cemetery, where she leads a small team caring for thousands. Between running a busy crematorium, three…

Death Happens Here: Let’s Talk About It

Oct 20, 2025 50m Transcript

“Reclaiming death as a community experience. It’s a normal experience” is the mission motivating Trish Fleming, Community Engagement Lead at Hospice West Auckland. She tells host, funeral celebrant,…

How To Die a Natural Death

Oct 07, 2025 55m Transcript

We often hear of a good death and struggle with bad deaths. Dr Carol McAllum, believes in natural death. In this conversation, she reflects on decades in palliative care, sharing personal experience,…

S2E14 Your Heart Could Go On

Apr 08, 2025 58m Transcript

And not just your heart. Organ donation is a gift that can change, improve and enrich the lives of many others, after your death. But very few people donate their organs. In NZ less than 70 people a…

S2E13 How to Die Well - End-of-life Doula

Jan 13, 2025 36m Transcript

Treza Gallogly is an End-of-life Doula with host Timothy Giles she shares her insights from helping people to die well. Navigate fear and emotions, to celebrate life while preparing for death.  Treza…

S2E2 Get Grief Literate! The Grief Centre

Jan 03, 2025 32m Transcript

Meet Katrina King, the general manager of the Grief Centre, Australasia. "At A Loss," host and funeral celebrant Timothy Giles talks with Katrina about supporting people through grief. Exploring ways…

S2E1 Navigating Grief: Conversations on Living Fully Amid Loss

Nov 12, 2024 25m Transcript

Welcome to "At A Loss," a podcast series hosted by Timothy Giles, a funeral celebrant dedicated to exploring the profound and often challenging journey of living fully with grief. In this episode,…

S1E10 Grieving, But Nobody Died - Maria Miller on loss that still hurts S1 ep10

Dec 17, 2023 27m

What is this lethargy and sadness if no one died? Loss of a job, a dream, a career, a relationship, we grieve all these things. Allowing ourselves to, can make all the difference. Counsellor Maria…

S1E9 My Mentor in Mourning - Jill Goldson S1 ep9

Dec 17, 2023 30m

Therapist Jill Goldson of Family Matters has in an earlier episode, coached us through coping with the losses that come with Covid. Today, she shares more personal and profound struggles. Since the…

S1E8 Youth and Sad Truth - Nic Russell Kenzie’s Gift S1 ep8

Dec 17, 2023 29m

When Kenzie, Nic Russell’s daughter was 2 she was diagnosed with cancer and died. But there was another challenge, Nic also had a 5 year old son that she needed to support through this journey. In…

S1E7 Righteous Anger - Reverend Mua Strickson Pua S1 ep7

Dec 17, 2023 30m

Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua has 30 years ministry serving generations in life, and loss.  Host and funeral Celebrant Timothy Giles seeks tips from Rev Mua on surviving and thriving. Sharing more than…

S1E6 By Her Own Hand- Suicide of your life partner S1 ep6

Dec 17, 2023 28m

When you pregnant partner dies by her own hand, how do you survive, heal and hope to find a future? Mark Wilson has experienced this loss and still achieved a life of meaning and love. Mark tells his…

S1E5 Host in the Hot Seat S1 ep5

Dec 15, 2023 30m

Brotherhood is a bond for life. Last episode Aston Wells told of the hurt, harm and how he found health again after the death of his best mate and younger brother Sean. Host and funeral celebrant…

S1E4 Brother Where Art Thou? S1 ep4

Dec 15, 2023 30m

He was as constant as my own shadow. Aston Well’s little brother Sean, was his childhood duty, and became his best-friend.  In adulthood, the boys became business partners. Confidants, and…

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