Dr Esther Ramsay-Jones on palliative psychotherapy, grief work, writing about grief, and psychotherapy and maternal figures in dementia care

What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Dr Esther Ramsay-Jones discuss palliative psychotherapy, grief work, writing about grief, and psychotherapy and maternal figures in dementia care. Esther discusses her mother’s death and her experiences of writing memoir. Who is Esther? Esther Ramsay-Jones is a practising psychodynamic psychotherapist and Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Birkbeck College, University of London. She also tutors on the Open University's Death, Dying and Bereavement module, and is engaged as a team member in two related research projects. She has worked in dementia and end of life care for many years, currently facilitating reflective practice with hospice at home staff. Her books 'Holding Time' emerged from her PhD work on the relational field in dementia care, and 'The Silly Thing' follows her mother's experience of living and dying with brain cancer. She is also a mum. Find out more about Esther's book The Silly Thing. Find out more about Esther's book Holding Time. How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists? To cite this episode, you can use the following citation: Ramsay-Jones, E. (2023) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 February 2023. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.21968174 What next? Check out more episodes or find out more about the hosts! Got a question? Get in touch.