Room to Grieve Podcast

Grieving at Christmas

Karen & Bec's final episode of 2024 as they take a few weeks break over the holiday period and will be back in 2025. Both grieving mums are approaching Christmas differently this year so join them as they prepare for the difficulties of the festive season. 
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Grieving After Suicide

This week Karen & Bec chat to Anne Marie whose ex-partner took his own life leaving her and their eldest son to find him. Anne Marie now faces not only her own grief but that of her two young boys. To help them navigate what life looks like now, Anne Marie has started The Seddon Legacy Project in her ex partners name to help provide support to children across Northamptonshire who are bereaved. 
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Celebrating After Your Child Has Died

As Karen's Son turns 21, Karen & Bec discuss how hard it is to celebrate those special days after the loss of a child and hard it is to navigate your surviving kids grief. Another slightly weepy episode but with special dates and Christmas looming, life is feeling extra griefy. 
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Anger in Grief and being called a Karen!

Join Karen and Bec's weekly therapy session with each other as they discuss their grief, how it makes them fell day to day and how they cope with it. This weeks focus is on anger, whether its because the Christmas holidays are approaching and emotions are frayed but anger is this weeks unwanted guest. Its another light hearted episode that should bring you a smile and make you chuckle but hopefully you will also feel seen and understood in your grief and all its sadness and pain too.
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Son died 10 years after diagnosed with brain tumour - Bec & Karen are joined by Angela Moseley, fellow loss mum

This weeks visual is not up to scratch and we apologise for that! Bec was in a lightening storm and lost signal for large portions of it and therefore dips in and out, this also meant we had to recover the footage and work hard to restore it!
Karen and Bec were joined back in September this year with fellow loss mum Angela Moseley who son William was diagnosed with a brain tumour 10 years before he died 2 years ago aged 18. Angela bravely shares Williams story for the first time and shares their journey whilst William was poorly and her own subsequent grief journey. 
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Episode 26 - Grief Food!

Join Karen and Bec as they discuss life, a little bit of grief and food! A lighter conversation this week with a more focus into our day to day life's. Grief feels repetitive at times and the episodes sometimes feel like that is how they come across, so let us know what you want to hear from us and what questions or thoughts you may have, including what grief food is your go too!
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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How you continue to live life when your husband dies 9 years after your daughter with Di Goddard

Di Goddard joins Bec and Karen to bravely share her story and resilience in grief after her husband died this year, 9 years after her daughter died aged 22 from multiple organ failure. Di is raw an honest in sharing her account of loss and grief.
Its a long episode but worth a listen, expect tears and laughter! Di is an author, hypnotist and self proclaimed grief expert but not through choice, life gave her no other option.
Find Di's books here; Liana: Her Story, My Words - An inspiring true story of courage and loss https://stan.store/its_a_grief_thing/p/liana-her-story-my-words-by-di-goddard
How to Grieve a Life interrupted; What I learned from losing from daughter, my dad and my husband all too soon....and how I held my shit together (or am trying to hold it together) https://www.balboapress.com/en-gb/bookstore/bookdetails/863084-how-to-grieve-a-life-interrupted
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Grieving for the living Losses found in Caring for a child with medical needs

A bit of a different one this week. Karen and Bec chat to Jessica Patay, founder of We Are Brave Together is a non-profit organization, rooted in Southern California, that provides an international community of support for “Caregiving Moms”—moms caring for children or adult children with any diagnosis, disability or challenge: physical, medical, mental, emotional, behavioral. Our current membership of over 3,000 moms represents all 50 states and 27 countries.
Not all losses are a loss in the typical sense of the word, there are everyday living losses too and its important we talk about these as so many carers can feel hidden in plain sight. It is an immensely difficult, tough and lonely place to be.
Since inception, We Are Brave Together primary mission is to combat the isolation, loneliness, and compassion fatigue that these mothers face, and create opportunities for education, empowerment, support and connection.
We know that our brave mothers are at great risk for burnout, depression, and anxiety, so our mission is to truly preserve and protect their mental health with all our offerings. We believe if you educate and support a mom, you educate and support a whole family. We offer a host of resources to empower mothers in their unique and difficult journeys. We also provide online support resources through our Brave Together Parenting podcast, YouTube channel, monthly newsletters, blog posts and social media feeds. Most recently we released our first anthology, Becoming Brave Together: Heroic, extraordinary caregiving stories from mothers hidden in plain sight, to raise awareness about extreme caregiving and to shout the worth of caregiving and parent caregivers.
Find more about We Are Brave Together and the work Jessica does here;
Website: https://www.wearebravetogether.org/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/wearebravetogether/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wearebravetogether
Our book: https://www.wearebravetogether.org/book
Podcast: http://bravetogetherpodcast.com/listen
Link to Siblings PDF: https://www.wearebravetogether.org/what-siblings-need

A Dads Persepctive of Grief

This week is just Karen on her own talking with Becs husband, Brads dad, Simon. Its an honest account of how one dad grieves following the death of his 18 year old son to brain cancer 16 months ago. Listen as Simon shares how he feels now, how he copes, what he thinks the future holds and what he struggles with the most. Its a raw, honest and moving conversation. If you are grieving and feeling alone, we think you find this one a useful listen.  Simon opens this weeks discussion saying he will talk about 'stuff' and there really is very little they do not cover! 
Both Karen and Simon were glad of a few hours peace from Bec! (shh - don't tell her!) 
We'll share a picture of Brads car on our community chat too, so keep an eye out there for it! 
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Send any questions you have for Karen and Bec relating to grief and loss to roomtogrievepodcast@gmail.com and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode!
 

Triggers, EMDR and Recollections in Grief

Karen and Bec discuss Karen EMDR therapy, the trauma Karen struggles to recall and how the EMDR therapy has helped her.
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
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Send any questions you have for Karen and Bec relating to grief and loss to roomtogrievepodcast@gmail.com and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode!
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