My friend Kate Inglis lives the kind of life you imagine all talented writers of fantastical children’s books live: in an old sea captain’s house on a wild, windy coast with a history of rumrunners. And that’s where Kate joins me to today, as we talk about unspeakable loss, and creating a life afterwards that is filled with beauty, and resilience and most of all, self-compassion. Kate is an absolute inspiration, and this was one of my favourite episodes to date. So grab a cuppa (if it’s filled with rum, we won’t tell), and join us.

* Kate’s website

* Kate’s upcoming book, Notes for the Everlost, available for preorder now

* Kate’s first book, The Dread Crew:  Pirates of the Backwoods, an absolutely joyful read.

* Kate’s community for bereaved parents, Glow in the Woods

* The website of self-compassion researcher Dr. Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion.org