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Donna Lancaster: Ageing As A Spiritual Practice

Oct 22, 2026 · 46m

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Gabriella is joined on MORTAL this week by coach & author Donna Lancaster. Donna has spent more than three decades supporting people through grief and the many losses and changes that shape a life. She is the co-founder of The Bridge Retreat and author of The Bridge and Wise Words for Women . Donna speaks to Gabriella about why she’s always been drawn to what she calls the ‘unsexy stuff’; ‘ grief and loss and now death and dying’. Donna talks about grief beyond bereavement; the many heartbreaks we all encounter in a life, and how she believes these can ultimately be gifts. They also discuss ageing consciously, making peace with the impermanence of life, the vulnerability of losing control…