Grief In Common

Nina (24), Vee (17), Troy (22) and Miranda (19) were all bereaved as teenagers and young adults and share how they cope with the Christmas season without their people. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers the pressure to celebrate Christmas like nothing has changed, the new festive traditions they have started, and their advice for others grieving this December.  

Content warning: cancer, COPD, grief, and death  

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This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

Jake (23) and Ben (21) were both bereaved of a parent and struggled with their grief during their teenage years. In this episode, they explore the feelings of isolation, anger, and wanting to remove the stigma of asking for help as a young man. The conversation covers acting as the ‘class clown’, getting into trouble, and coping with milestones like college, graduation, and the idea of becoming a dad one day.

Content warning: cancer, brain tumours, grief, and death

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

Breaking news! 4 in 5 bereaved students give grief support in education a fail. In this episode, Nell (23) and Abigail (21) are joined by Letizia, Winston’s Wish Deputy CEO and Director of Services to talk about the lack of bereavement support in education and how we're changing that. Grieving students can often struggle at school with attendance, behaviour and learning – many being labelled as ‘bad’ or ‘troubled’. Our new Ask Me: Education Manifesto, Bereavement Plans and training will help educators by giving them confidence and guiding conversations with bereaved students.

To find out more and help us make the change, visit winstonswish.org/askme

Content warning: grief and death

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

Abigail (21) and Toby (20) are both part of the LGBTQ+ community, and they were both bereaved by suicide when they were teenagers. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers coming out, navigating suicide bereavement as a teen, and coming to terms with their person never knowing about their sexuality and gender identity.

Content warning: suicide, depression, chronic illness, grief, and death.

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

Welcome back to Grief in Common, it’s season 4! Jess (21) appears on the podcast for the first time alongside Grace (24). Both were bereaved of their dads and find comfort in humour and speaking openly about their experiences. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers traditions at funerals, sitting exams straight after, and the unexpected perks of being in the dead dad club.

Content warning: cancer, COVID, death and grief.

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

With exam results days and university on the horizon, we've rebooted this podcast episode from season 1. Listen to Abigail and Annabelle share their experiences of grieving while at uni.

What is it like to grieve away from home?

Annabelle’s dad died when she was in her second year of university, while Abigail’s sister died six years ago when she was still at school, but they both agree that living away from home at university has given them a different perspective on their grief. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground.

The conversation covers the awkwardness of telling lots of new people about your bereavement, the importance of talking to your friends even if they don’t ‘get it’, and what they do to look after themselves now. 

Content warning: mentions suicide, COVID and death throughout. 

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

To help you manage your grief this summer, we've relaunched this podcast episode from season 1, which focuses on telling your friends about your bereavement.

Do people treat you differently after a bereavement? Daisy (13) and Rosie (22) had very different ways of telling their friends and classmates that their dads had died and found people responded in unexpected ways. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers how their friends reacted and schools supported them, how they mark their dads’ birthdays and the importance of making memories with someone who has a terminal diagnosis.   

Content warning: mentions of death, alcoholism and cancer throughout. 

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

From the vault! To help you manage your grief this summer, we've rebooted this podcast episode about grief and travelling.

Is it easier or harder to cope with grief away from home? 14 years after Grace’s dad died, she spent a whole summer abroad, which is the longest she’s ever been away from her mum. Nell went travelling just a few months after her sister died, and they both found that grief affected their travels in several ways. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground.

The conversation covers how hard it is being away from those who know and understand your grief, unexpected emotions, from anxiety to jealousy, and their realisation that being away from home doesn’t ‘fix’ your grief.

Content warning: mentions mental health and death throughout.

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

From the vault! We've rebooted our first-ever podcast episode to celebrate two years of creating Grief in Common with our incredible and diverse Youth Team.

How can grief be so different yet the same? Ghislaine doesn’t remember her dad, who died 24 years ago when she was just a week old, whereas Angus (25) has 21 years of memories of his mum before she died. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers remembering someone who has died, the ebbs and flows of grieving and how life events trigger emotions.  

Content warning: mentions death, road traffic accidents throughout 

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800 

Beth and Ella return for the second episode of the collaboration with Teapot Trust to talk about how medical professionals and support networks can help grieving young people with chronic illnesses. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers their frustrations with separating grief from chronic illness, advocating for themselves when talking to medical staff, and simple ways friends and family can show their support. 

You can find a downloadable resource here.

Content warning: suicide, chronic illness, death, grief 

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people. 

This episode was recorded over Zoom. 

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief, powered by Child Bereavement UK, the charity supporting children and young people (aged 15 or under), and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Created by the Child Bereavement UK Youth Team 

Connect with us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @talkgriefuk

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode, Child Bereavement UK can support you if you're grieving and aged 25 or under, or you're the parent or carer of a baby or child who died or is expected to die before their 26th birthday.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 

☎️ 0800 02 888 40

📧  [email protected]

💬 Live chat childbereavementuk.org or talkgrief.org 

📱 Text or WhatsApp 07418 341 800