Room to Grieve Podcast

Life after losing your 4 year old son son to cancer with Natalie Ridler - PART 1

We are joined by Natalie Ridler whose 4 year old son Morgan died in June last year (2023) from a rare type of cancer.
Morgan was diagnosed in 2021 after his mum was dismissed by doctors multiple times when raising her concerns, eventually she was listened to and their world then changed forever. Listen to Natalie share their fight to be heard and how they have chosen to live life in memory of their little boy.
Natalie explains things so much better than we ever do. She is thoughtful, insightful and makes so much sense.
Clearly heartbroken and her world changed forever, Natalie chooses to to live life for Morgan and to embrace the beauty around her. Such a positive and uplifting chat from something so sad which has left an impact on us all.
So, grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.
Follow Natalie and see Morgan's journey here Facebook Morgan's Army
Instagram: Morgan’s Army Charitable Foundation (@morgans_army_) • Instagram photos and videos
TikTok: Natalie @ Morgan’s Army (@morgans_army_) | TikTok
 
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Faith, Religion and Spirituality in Dying - Does it Matter?

This week Karen and Bec are joined by Soul Midwife, Funeral Celebrant and Death Educator Katie Costello. One of only 1000 soul midwifes in the world, Katie joins us to talk about what a role of a Soul Midwife is, what she has learned from working with the dying and people at end of life. We talk about resilience and why we need it as well as how societies view on grief and death has changed over the years and what Katie has learned about death - what is it we all need to know before we die. 
Its a long this week, so you will definitely need the cuppa, maybe even a flask! There was so much good stuff we covered, as always, we could have talked forever! 
So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
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Living after a Loss

This week Karen & Bec talk with Louise Fox who also lost her 13 Year old son Gorgeous George in 2022 to glioblastoma, a Grade 4 terminal, aggressive brain cancer. Louise shares George's story and how life has changed after loss and how she manages her grief.
A raw, insightful, honest and heartfelt discussion between 3 mums all connected via the loss of their children. We chatted until it was dark and could have talked forever. It makes such a difference to be amongst other parents who sadly walk the same road as you. We hope you enjoy this episode and find it helpful too.
So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
Find Louise Facebook Group, Angel Mums here https://www.facebook.com/share/Y3AxAyVVc6UNk8ys/
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There is no right or wrong way to grieve.

Karen and Bec catch up this week to discuss the raw elements of grief and how we naturally compare ourselves to others, worry about the choices we made on this journey and constantly think about how others around us are feeling.
They also share more stories about Emily and Bradley growing up. Definitely expect lots of laughter AND a few tears for this one.
So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
We hope you enjoy!
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Working with teenagers with cancer

Karen and Bec chat with Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Worker Angie Burns to find out what it is like to work everyday with teenagers who have cancer. Angie works in the Proton Beam Centre in Christies Hospital Manchester and joins us in this episode to tell us what her job entails, why she loves it so much and the research she is doing to make a difference.
So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
We hope you enjoy!
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Sibling Loss - Brads sisters tell their story

Karen and Bec are joined by Brads sister Sydney (25) and Morgan (23) who share their experience how hearing Brads diagnosis felt for them and how grief how been so far. Morgan doesn't mind us sharing that she also has learning difficulties and disabilities, making the who experience for her that little bit tricker (as if it wasn't hard enough anyway). 
 
So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
We hope you enjoy!
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Its a New Year for us

Karen and Bec catch up as we head into 'a new year' without the kids. July marks the start of another 12 months without them. We've kept ourselves busy, made ourselves ill and even make space for a few laughs and giggles over cheetahs, safaris and elephants! We do whatever we can just to get through! So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
We hope you enjoy!
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How grief has changed over the years with guest Jude Hill

Karen and Bec are joined by Jude Hill whose 4 year old son Adam sadly died from cancer 32 years ago.
Jude now a Life after Loss Mentor helping others through a similar journey, has built her own online community called Sadness to Sunshine and is an author to a book of the same name.
Jude saw a shift in her grief around the 20 year point and went through what she describes as a transformation change discovering energy healing and staying connected. In this episode Jude discusses very openly with us about her grief journey, how this has changed and evolved and how she has brought her son Adam with her throughout her journey.
So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
We hope you enjoy!
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The Pressures in Grief

Another weekly catch up with Karen & Bec as we approach Em's 1 year anniversary. Talking about the pressures we feel and create for ourselves in grief and the weird, hard to describe complexities of it all. We also want to know your favourite biscuit! Let us know in the comments! ..........
Grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.

Navigating DIfficult Dates in Grief

Grief continues to surprise us with things we hadn't thought of. How we are finding purpose in this mess and balancing that within the whole family dynamics and BALANCING the different emotions.
Grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together.
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