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Episode 63

Ep. 63 Carrie Thompson on Climbing 48 Mountains following her son’s death by suicide


In 2019, Carrie Thompson’s worst nightmare came true when her beautiful son Ben died by…

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Episode 62

Ep. 62 Jill Campbell, Filmmaker, talks of Zoom Funerals, Lost Rituals, Parental Loss and her documentary Seat20D


Filmmaker Jill Campbell talks to Liz about the making of the documentary Seat 20D, which…

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Episode 61

Ep. 61 Gill Mann, Mother, Author and Psychotherapist, talks of living with her son’s mental illness and subsequent death


Psychotherapist, Mother and author Gill Mann speaks to Liz about living with her son’s mental…

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Episode 60

Ep. 60 Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan-Jarvis on Trauma and Grief


A really interesting discussion on Grief and Trauma from Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan-Jarvis, who also…

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Episode 59

Ep. 59 Dr Esther Ramsey Jones on caring for her mother after a terminal diagnosis and the grief following her death.


Dr Esther Ramsey Jones is a Palliative Psychotherapist with years of experience supporting people towards…

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Episode 58

Ep. 58 Lindsey Whissel-Fenton on making the Documentary ‘Speaking Grief’


A wonderful conversation with Lindsey Whissel Fenton about many facets of grief, in particular, Disenfranchised…

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Episode 57

Ep. 57 A brief talk about coping with grief during the holidays with Liz for @mentalhealthireland


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How Grief Manifests in the Body


Modern medical science testifies to the physical effects of grief in the body in a…

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On grieving someone you never knew, by Dr. Susan Delaney


“She was tiny and perfect with a head of black hair. I called her Carol…

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Social Fabric Podcast interviews Liz Gleeson, founder of Shapes Of Grief


Social Fabric is a lovely new podcast started by a father in my town. He…

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My Mother’s Nightdress, a personal reflection


It started in September when I arrived home. I had been in the States for…

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A Mind Suffocates, A Body Weeps


In the seven months following my 19th birthday my brother drowned, my mother died of…

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