Mar 29, 2021
As a hospice doctor, Bob cared daily for dying patients. At home, his wife, Jen, listened to the stories of patients and families, layering her understanding of death with the early losses of her own brother and mother. Then, the man who had spent a 40-year career caregiving was diagnosed with advanced,...
Mar 22, 2021
What does one do after hopes, dreams, assumptions, and core beliefs have been shattered?
In this episode, we are talking to an inspiring individual, Susan Hannifin-McNab, whose life took a dramatic turn in 2012 with the sudden loss of her bagpiper-surfer-professor husband. With a Masters in social work - the path this...
Mar 15, 2021
How do you get knowledge that supersedes a degree and years of clinical practice? You meet excruciating pain and hopelessness face-to-face. This is what Dr Betsy Guerra experienced through the sudden loss of her 3-year-old that no amount of learning could prepare her for. Join us as we discuss her journey.
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Mar 7, 2021
You may question the value of writing when your brain feels like it is full of cotton wool and you can barely drag yourself out of bed! Yet, there is are proven benefits (Note - none of them involve you having to be good at writing either!! Phew!!). Author and CEO of Burning Soul Press, Lauren Eckhardt and I will chat...
Mar 7, 2021
What is it like for a family to be out-of-the-blue informed that their child has taken their life? In this episode, I speak to an incredible mum, Laura, who shares her courageous story of moving forward after she lost her 20-year-old daughter in July 2019. Her love for her daughter clearly shines through as does her...