Room to Grieve Podcast

An honest conversation about living our lives after loss, finding small moments of fun, having less tolerance for others and the things that once seemed important and discovering that grief three years later looks different.....while the love and the missing remain.

After a long summer break, we're finally back - and there's plenty to catch up on. In this episode, its just the two of us having an honest chat about where we've been, what summer has looked like for us and , of course, how grief has shown up along the way. Because taking a break from the podcast doesn't mean taking a break from grief. There have been good days, difficult days, unexpected emotions, memories, guilt and laughter. Not to mention those memories when grief catches you completely off guard. No big agenda, no carefully prepared answers - just two mums talking openly about life and grief. It feels so good to be back !

This episode finds a subdued Karen and Bec, as they discuss reality of everyday life whilst grieving. The conflicting feelings living with the guilt of happiness and struggling with the sadness. With so many stressful life changes about to take place in Bec's family life she is overwhelmed, what better place to discuss her emotions and open up her feelings that people don't always talks about to this amazing grief community who have given so much support to each other since these podcasts began.

Grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.

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Send any questions, comments or just reach out to Karen and Bec on anything relating to grief and loss to [email protected] and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode, only if you are happy to share, otherwise all messages are private.

In this lighthearted catch-up chat Karen and Bec discuss dealing with everyday issues in life, both big and small whilst grieving.

Bec is dealing with changes in her family and still waiting for a house moving date. Both looking forward to a less stressful time and getting back to recording weekly.

Grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we can journey through grief together.

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Send any questions, comments or just reach out to Karen and Bec on anything relating to grief and loss to [email protected] and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode, only if you are happy to share, otherwise all messages are private.

This weeks title is very apt "Be Curious not Judgemental", we speak with Jaime Bennett father of two boys - Lenny and Bear, who lives on in spirit. Jaime shares his belief that death is not the end , and that our connection to those we love never truly fades. Through grief, love, resilience and his career background in coaching he opens up about choosing to move forward with Bear deeply in his heart and soul, and how that journey helps him support others in life inside his free digital community, "Integration". He has created the kind of space most people didn't know they needed. His conversation is thought provoking.

Please check out all he does on the below link.

https://www.skool.com/integration-5566

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Send any questions, comments or just reach out to Karen and Bec on anything relating to grief and loss to [email protected] and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode, only if you are happy to share, otherwise all messages are private. Hopefully by sharing their friendship and their daily struggles it will help others navigating their own grief in the everyday.

This week Karen and Bec discuss their sleep patterns, Karen opens up about the long nights that grief can bring, how sleep can feel impossible when memories refuse to rest. Nearly three years on in their journey they reflect that the intensity may have shifted, but the feelings remain - raw, real and ever present in quieter darker hours. They chat about disrupted sleep, the emotional toll of exhaustion. Grief has a way of convincing you that you have to carry it alone. This is a gentle conversation about acceptance, and knowing the moment when you need something extra to help you cope and that its not a sign of weakness.

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Send any questions, comments or just reach out to Karen and Bec on anything relating to grief and loss to [email protected] and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode, only if you are happy to share, otherwise all messages are private. Hopefully by sharing their friendship and their daily struggles it will help others navigating their own grief in the everyday.

This week we talk in depth to Angela, a mum remembering her daughter, Katrina , a young beautiful woman full of life, laughter and personality - one who was described as the life and soul of the party. Kat bought light and energy to the people around her. But behind that bright spirit was a struggle few could see. Seven months into her grief journey Angela then lost her husband, Damian to suicide. This is a powerful conversation about suicide loss, grief, stigma and how we all grieve so differently. Angela now heads a charity called BAGS for Strife, for people bereaved by suicide, wanting to help others whose journey is just beginning. She explains in the podcast all the fantastic and much needed work the charity is doing. please check out www.bagsforstrife.co.uk

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Send any questions, comments or just reach out to Karen and Bec on anything relating to grief and loss to [email protected] and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode, only if you are happy to share, otherwise all messages are private. Hopefully by sharing their friendship and their daily struggles it will help others navigating their own grief in the everyday.

In this weeks episode our guest Amber shares her families journey with a rare hereditary syndrome. She was influenced to train as a paediatric nurse when her baby was struggling to thrive and this has helped her throughout to advocate for her family, and for others. After losing both her husband and her son she continued to navigate grief while supporting her other children, two of which are living under the shadow of the same condition. Although family life has endured grief, trauma, anxiety, PTSD to name but a few things she has managed to give her children a normal as possible upbringing, and continues her passion to collaborate information to raise awareness and generate support for others.

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Send any questions, comments or just reach out to Karen and Bec on anything relating to grief and loss to [email protected] and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode, only if you are happy to share, otherwise all messages are private. Hopefully by sharing their friendship and their daily struggles it will help others navigating their own grief in the everyday.

This week we sit with Hayley, Mikey's mum. In this powerful episode she speaks openly about the murder of her 16 year old loving son, Mikey. In the raw aftermath of shock and trauma, Hayley shares what those first hours, days and months felt like. How grief had to be suppressed to deal with everything else around her. Mikey's loss re-shaped her life overnight. An honest exploration of how trauma and grief intertwine and how one mother survives the unimaginable, and continues to honour her son through charity work in his name, with community action and advocacy - carrying both grief and purpose side by side.

Take a look at Mikey World here https://mikeysworld.co.uk/

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Send any questions, comments or just reach out to Karen and Bec on anything relating to grief and loss to [email protected] and Karen and Bec may read it out and address this on their next episode, only if you are happy to share, otherwise all messages are private. Hopefully by sharing their friendship and their daily struggles it will help others navigating their own grief in the everyday.