Overcoming the Fear of Death with Mikki Brammer

Welcome to The Wellbeing Room. In this episode, I interview Mikki Brammer. Mikki is an Australian writer and journalist, originally from Tasmania. She is now based in New York City, having arrived there via time spent working in France and Spain. As a journalist, Mikki writes about architecture, art, and design for a variety of well known publications. During Covid lockdown, in her apartment in NYC, Mikki penned her first novel - The Collected Regrets of Clover - which was published in 2023. I invited Mikki to join me in The Wellbeing Room to discuss the themes of her book which focuses on death and dying and our culture"s way of dealing with, or complete avoidance of dealing with that inevitability. Listen in as Mikki shares:what led her to explore the topic of death in her first novelthe journey she took to research the book and get intimate with the topic of death the different roles of the death doula and how she incorporated this understanding into Clover"s storyhow she uses her knowledge about death now to improve her life and relationships with those she loveswhat she hopes readers will get from her bookher top tips for wellbeing and getting more out of life. Connect with Mikki here: https://www.instagram.com/mikkibrammer/ Check out The Collected Regrets of Clover here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-collected-regrets-of-clover-9780143779018 Support the show Support the show so I can keep producing more episodes here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756648/supporters/new Rate & Review The Wellbeing Room on Apple Podcasts - Click on the Listen on Apple Podcasts button and add your review in the Podcast app. Scroll to the bottom of the page to Ratings & Review and select Write a Review. Get in touch: leah@thecentreofki.com.au