This week my guest is Welsh singer/songwriter Sarah Howells. Sarah first came to prominence in the Welsh music scene with her band 'Jylt', which she formed with her best friend from school Nia George.

Just as the band were beginning to make waves, Nia was diagnosed with leukaemia and sadly died at just 21.

Sarah continued in music and went on to form the band 'Halflight' with Richard Llewellyn which would later become 'Paper Aeroplanes'.

The band achieved great success in the UK and Europe, touring extensively and releasing 4 albums between 2009-2015.

Sarah now releases music under the moniker 'Bryde' and with around 10 Million streams on Spotify alone and a nomination for the Welsh Music Prize, Bryde has taken Sarah to several corners of the globe.

We talk about how Sarah has used her creativity and songwriting to help her through the grief of losing Nia at such a young age.

You can find more information about Bryde at: https://www.brydemusic.com/

or follow Sarah on Instagram / Twitter @BrydeOfficial

Music featured in this episode:

'Silence' by Bryde (Listen here: https://bit.ly/3yILpPV)

'The Ending' by Halflight

'Days We Made' by Paper Aeroplanes (Listen here: https://bit.ly/3Ppy2L2)

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to creative people about how grief has shaped their art.

These conversations are here to show how those who have suffered loss have found comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all better understand our grief and reach a place of healing.

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You can follow Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

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This week my guest is Welsh singer/songwriter Ywain 'Yws' Gwynedd. Yws first came to prominence in the Welsh Language music scene with his band 'Frizbee', who released 3 albums before Yws took a break from music to work in television. In 2014, Yws returned to music with a brand new band, singing under his own name. The band have achieved huge success since then with well over 1 Million streams on Spotify after their debut album Codi / \ Cysgu won Best LP at Y Selar music awards and was nominated for best Welsh-language album of the year at the National Eisteddfod in 2015.

We talk about how Yws has used his creativity and songwriting to help him firstly, through the grief of losing his brother, who died in a car accident when Yws was just 19 and then how the grief of losing a child during pregnancy inspired Yws to write one of his most famous songs 'Sebona Fi'.

You can follow Yws on Instagram / Twitter @YwsGwynedd

Music featured in this episode:

'Sebona Fi' by Yws Gwynedd (Listen here: https://bit.ly/3AFx21z)

'Deryn Du' by Yws Gwynedd (Listen here: https://bit.ly/3c2DXYp)

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to creative people about how grief has shaped their art.

These conversations are here to show how those who have suffered loss have found comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all better understand our grief and reach a place of healing.

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You can follow Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week my guest is Welsh author Manon Steffan Ros. Her first novel for adults Fel Aderyn (Like a Bird), reached the shortlist for Wales Book of the Year in 2010 and her novel Blasu won the Fiction Prize at the 2013 Wales Book of the Year. As well as her books for adults, Ros has found great acclaim in her writing for young adults and children. Ros translated 'Llyfr Glas Nebo' into English with the title 'The Blue Book of Nebo' and it won the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal (the first translated book to do so). She has won the prestigious Tir Na N-Og prize for Welsh children’s literature four times, with her novels Trwy’r Tonnau (2010), Prism (2012), Pluen (2017) and Fi a Joe Allen (2019).

We talk about how Manon has used creativity and writing to help her through the grief of losing her Mum, who died of cancer when Manon was just 19.

You can follow Manon on Twitter @ManonSteffanRos

Feels Like Healing is a show where we discuss how creativity can help us heal.

These conversations are here to show how those who have suffered loss have found comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all better understand our grief and reach a place of healing.

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You can follow Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week my guest is English singer/songwriter Jake Morley. Born in London, his debut record Many Fish to Fry led to a residency at Ronnie Scotts, headline tours across the UK, Europe and Canada, airplay across BBC Radio and live performances on national television. This Autumn Jake will be bringing his distinctive songwriting and implausible guitar playing to towns and cities across the UK to showcase material from his upcoming third studio album.

We talk about how Jake used creativity and songwriting to help him through the grief of losing his Dad, who was killed in the 7/7 bombings in London.

You can follow Jake on Instagram / Twitter @jakemorley

Find more information about Jake and sign up to his mailing list by visiting: https://jakemorley.com/

Music featured in this episode:

'Dead Fathers Club' by Jake Morley

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to creative people about how grief has shaped their art.

These conversations are here to show how those who have suffered loss have found comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all better understand our grief and reach a place of healing.

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You can follow Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to creative people about how grief has shaped their art.

These conversations are here to show how those who have suffered loss have found comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all better understand our grief and reach a place of healing.

You can follow Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.