Got Grief
Welcome to the podcast about Adults bereaved as Children.To find out more and get involved follow us on Instagram: @gotgriefpodcast
Episodes
50 episodes
Katherine
This week we speak to Katherine who is a retired nurse. Katherine speaks on the loss of her mother when she was two years old and then talks on a childhood of abuse, foster care and separation from her siblings. Katherine has found great streng...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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34:04
Let's talk about Sibling loss: Ali
This week we speak to Ali about the loss of her brother when she was only nine years old. Ali shares how the unexpected loss of her brother impacted her life and family. Ali shares how her grief has been internalised for large periods of life a...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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38:58
Let's talk about Sibling loss: Rebecca
This week we speak to Rebecca from Colorado, USA. Rebecca talks on the sudden loss of her sister when she was a teenager. Rebecca talks on how losing a sister so suddenly impacts your life and those around you. This episode celebrates the life ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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39:33
Let's talk about Sibling loss: Jules
This week we speak to Jules, a casting director from Canada. Jules talks on the loss of her brother and sister and also others in a traumatic sequence of events. Jules shares about how it feels to lose a brother and sister and how the trauma up...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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58:26
Paul
This week we speak to Paul who works in the charity sector. In this episode, Paul shares the loss of both in parents in a car crash in his childhood. Paul lends deep insight into the complexity of becoming a double orphan and how this impacted ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:00:16
Nick Blackburn
This week we speak to author and psychoanalytic therapist, Nick Blackburn. In this special episode Nick shares how he his father died and how his grief and experiences brought him to write his first book, The Reactor . Nick shares insi...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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53:38
Lisa
This week we speak to Lisa from London who works in financial services. Lisa shares the loss of her mother and how this impacted her life. Lisa talks about her experiences at school, within her family and how she dealt with her grief going into...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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33:08
Emma
This week we speak to Emma, a law student from London. Emma shares the loss of her father and how this impacted her as a teenager in her academic, social and family life. Emma also gives us a unique perspective on seeing lost ones in our ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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41:36
Kate Jones
This week we speak to Kate, a teacher from Wales. Kate shares the sudden loss of her friend in school and the death of a student years later. Kate talks on her teaching career and how the grief is handled by staff and students alike. Kate...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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51:52
Honor
This week we speak to Honor who works for the BBC. Honor shares the sudden loss of her father when she was 15 and how this impacted her life, relationships and career aspirations. Honor shares how her father's legacy inspired her and also how h...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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52:08
Matthew (Holly's Brother)
This week is the second of our sibling special where co-host Holly talks to her brother Matthew about the loss of their mother when he was eight years old. Matthew discusses the the impacts of witnessing the prolonged and painful illness ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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39:47
Victoria
This week we speak to Victoria who is a mother of three children and works as a pharmacist. Victoria talks about the sudden death of her mother at 15 and the impact it had then but also now in recent years. Victoria shares how trauma can take m...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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33:09
Katy (Craig's Sister)
This week we speak to Katy, a make up artist from London. Katy talks on losing her mother at seven, growing up with no female role models and how she channels her loss to empower her to make the most from life.This episode is the first ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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34:27
Charlie Russell
This week we speak to Charlie Russell who is an actor, writer and creative. Charlie speaks on the loss of her mother on her eighteenth birthday and how this impacted her life. Charlie opens up on mental health and dealing with trauma whilst als...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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57:54
5 Things to say to someone who is grieving
We understand it can be challenging to know what to say to someone who is grieving. Either as people who haven't lost anyone and even people who have, sometimes it can be tricky to know exactly what to say. In this mini-episode, Holly and Craig...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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24:47
Joe
This week we speak to Joe, a designer from Worcester. Joe shares the story of the loss of his mother to cancer at the age of 6 and how this impacted his life, personality and outlook. Joe shares how the loss of a parent has formed the way he ra...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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51:45
Nia
This week we speak to Nia, who works as a high school teacher from Wales. Nia shares the story of her mother's sudden death and how this impacted her life, family and the community she lived in.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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46:19
The Summer Special
In this special episode, Craig and Holly look back at a year of the Got Grief Podcast. They discover what they have learnt in 32 episodes of speaking with adults bereaved as children about grief and how you can help those around gri...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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30:03
Speaking up on Addiction: Ollie
Speaking up on Addiction - In the next few episodes we will be exploring experiences of both the loss of someone to addiction and addiction as a result of loss.This week we speak to Ollie in Leeds about multiple bereavements in childhoo...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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53:50
Speaking up on Addiction: Anne
Speaking up on Addiction - In the next few episodes we will be exploring experiences of both the loss of someone to addiction and addiction as a result of loss.This week we speak to Anne in Bristol about the loss of her Brother. Anne al...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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45:31
Speaking up on Addiction: Emma
Speaking up on Addiction - In the next few episodes we will be exploring experiences of both the loss of someone to addiction and addiction as a result of loss.This week we speak to Emma in London who shares the story of her mother who ...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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53:38
Tracee
This week we speak to Tracee, a journalist from Boston. Tracee talks on the loss of her mother, growing up in a small community and how her grief shaped her life and her career.
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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45:35
Richard
This week we speak to Richard from Wales. Richard shares the story of the sudden loss of his mother and how this and other traumas shaped his life. Despite all of this, Richard talks on his positive outlook and why he wants to make the most of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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37:49
Conversation with a Counsellor: David Pope
This week we are joined by private counsellor, David Pope. In this special episode we talk about David's grief journey (through the loss of his parents) and how this became a career for him as a specialist in depression, anxiety and bereavement...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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57:20