Maureen Pollard interviews change maker Yvonne Heath about how anyone can just show up for family, friends and acquaintances who are grieving.

Maureen Pollard interviews Matt about his experience in finding his birth mother and losing her to breast cancer only 4 and a half years later. They discuss how Matt's grief started at 11 months old when he was adopted; how at 35 he finally met his birth mother, and though he is so glad for the time they were able to spend together, he is also mad that she was taken from him so soon. Matt explains how the complexities between those feelings of sadness/unfairness and blessings have complicated his grieving process. "I found my grief was really wrapped, or hid itself... it was like the core of my rage, I was angry more than anything else." Matt opens up about how 'toxic masculinity' accepts rage as an acceptable thing to dwell in, and how when you're angry you stop being kind and that created so much more work in his healing journey. They also discuss how Matt has learned to express himself through art - music, theatre, etc. - and how that keeps him mentally well, allowing him to have a dialogue with his grief through the language of his art.

Author of "The Twentieth Year: A Memoir of Miscarriage", Maureen Pollard interviews Holly about her experience of losing her son to stillbirth at 34 weeks gestation. They discuss how shocked Holly was by the slow process to get the baby out, how excrutiating it was to go through, and how surreal it seemed that her and her husband were the only ones crying while everyone else went about their jobs - except for one nurse who cried with them, and how that helped Holly in her grief. They also discuss how important it was to spend time with her baby after he was born still - "It was all the pain and beauty rolled into a ball, one of the most traumatic days of my life, but I'm still holding my baby" - and how grateful Holly is that there were pictures taken of her son that day.

Maureen Pollard interviews Kara about her experience of losing her life partner of 38 years suddenly and unexpectedly when she suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism. Kara opens up about how different the world was almost 40 years ago, and how she wasn't sure how her partner's family would react to her, how they hadn't discussed their partnership which made the day she died also feel like their coming out day. They talk about the challenges of learning to live again, how going to the grocery store for the first time was difficult because she didn't know what SHE wanted, she was so used to buying for both of them. Kara describes this process as "losing the we, and becoming a me". They also discuss how important it was for Kara to stop focusing on the day her partner died, instead she learned to remember the good memories; and how she had to accept that she became a different person after her loss, but the feelings and the love for her partner remain.

Maureen Pollard interviews Russ about his experience in losing his son to stillbirth. Russ talks about how it happened at 8 months into the pregnancy meaning his wife still had to go through labor, the process of which took over a day, and how hard it was to watch her: "from my eyes, to see her go through that and to know there is no joy at the end of this". They discuss how one of the biggest challenges for him after the loss was 'being a man' because there's an expectation for men to get over things quickly, but how it was a challenge to keep going, losing friends along the way because many did not know how to listen to him talk about his loss of a child. They also discuss how his other son is his saviour, forcing him to get up every day and keep living, and how Russ found comfort in nature, through planting a garden with plants that bloomed around his son's birthday.

Maureen Pollard interviews Sam about his experience of losing his father to cancer. They discuss how this was Sam's first personal experience with grief and it took him out of his character, causing him to fall into a depressive state of not sleeping or eating enough, and isolating to keep people at bay because he didn't want to talk. "This was the very first, incredibly impactful, dramatic, traumatic experience I'd ever gone through so the biggest challenge for me was grief in general and these brand new emotions I had never had to deal with." They also discuss how instrumental his best friend was in his healing journey, how he checked in on him every single day and showed up as an incredible support system, as well as how simply being able to talk openly about his father has helped Sam to grieve for him.

Maureen Pollard interviews Rebecca about her experience of losing her father, who she describes as her best friend during her adult years. They discuss how Rebecca used denial as a protective measure, and deferred her feelings whenever there was something she had to do or decisions to be made. Rebecca talks about how she stumbled trying to maintain other relationships while grieving: "A big part of what I had to make sure I didn't do, when we were in the midst of this terrible tragedy, was lose the relationships of the people around me because I was too lost in my own grief, or too angry and letting that anger spill out onto the wrong person". They also discuss how going back to work immediately after her father's death was actually helpful for Rebecca; how audio books were also a great distraction for her from her grief; and how she took up comedy as a way of honouring her father, who always told her she should be a comedian.

Author of "The Twentieth Year: A Memoir of Miscarriage", Maureen Pollard interviews Charlotte about her experience of losing her son to stillbirth at 5 months into her pregnancy. This came after she had a previous miscarriage, which made it even harder to bear the disappointment and sorrow - especially as a woman attempting to have a child without a partner. Charlotte talks about how hard it was to return to work only 10 days after her son's death with barely any time to process what had happened. They also discuss how having amazing midwives by her side during and after was so important; how they encouraged her to hold her son in her arms and gave her space to cry and create a sacred connection with him. This allowed her to honour and respect him, and taught her that she needed to grieve in order to be healthy - "up until that event, I had always had some kind of unconscious belief that grieving or sadness was a weakness, or it was kind of.. inappropriate."

Maureen Pollard interviews Jill about her experience of suicide loss. They discuss how her son was on the Austism spectrum with high-functioning Aspergers, and how it made it difficult for him to connect with and understand people; and difficult to give and receive love. This led to him struggling, becoming angry, holding emotion in and despite the family's many attempts to help him, he eventually ended up following through with his threats to hurt himself. Jill describes how grief is "a whole body experience, it affects your mind, it affects your body physically" and how she would wake up with panic attacks, consumed with guilt over the fact that she couldn't save her son. They also discuss how she pushed through by deciding she needed to do what her son couldn't - work through and move forward - and how she became very vocal about her grief in order to process it, even when that made others feel uncomfortable, because her son was unable to talk about his feelings.

Maureen Pollard interviews Donna about her experience of losing her son while he was on active military duty, and how challenging it was to navigate such a public death at a time when anything to do with military combat role in Afghanistan was a hot topic. "I just wasn't quite prepared for how, I wouldn't say relentless but persistent, the media was with regards to 'we need a statement'". Donna talks about how her reality was clouded by the public peering into their personal lives, and how it kept diverting their attention from what they needed to do for their family. They also discuss how her family felt comfort in not being forgotten by the military, and how the memory of her son and his sense of humour and quirkiness live on in the media attention they recieved after his death.