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Episode 9

Jane Harris on Parental Bereavement and The Good Grief Project


In 2011, Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds got the knock at the door that no…

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Episode 8

Gary Andrews on love, widowhood and the Doodle Diaries


When Gary’s wife Joy died suddenly in 2017 from sepsis, he turned to his daily…

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Episode 7

Dr Robert Neimeyer on Meaning Making after loss


Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology, at the University of Memphis, where…

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Episode 6

Madeleine Grant on Bereavement Overload and Prolonged Grief


In this episode, Madeleine talks to Liz about three successive family bereavements and how her…

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Episode 5

Dr. Susan Delaney on Complicated Grief vs ‘Normal’ Grief


Shapes of Grief had a lovely conversation with Dr. Susan Delaney of the Irish Hospice…

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Episode 4

Ruth Fitzmaurice, Author of “I Found My Tribe”


Ruth Fitzmaurice’s life changed when her husband Simon was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. In…

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Episode 3

Deirdre Ahern on Pet Loss


Mindfulness teacher Deirdre Ahern takes us through a poignant journey of love and loss, and…

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Episode 2

Emily McCullough on ambiguous loss and prolonged grief


Emily talks about the sudden death of her brother when she was a teenager. The…

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Episode 1

Jack Gleeson, Journalist, on the aftermath of his best friend’s suicide


Friends for over four decades, when Jack Gleeson’s best friend died by suicide, the loss…

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Grief encounters: Shapes of Grief


19 Nov 2019

Liz is interviewed on the Grief Encounters podcast

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Volunteering in The Jungle – refugee camp, Calais, Feb 2016


Here is an account of my experience bringing Open Floor to the refugees in the…

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T.O.P. Losing a much-wanted child


I had the pleasure of meeting Hayley for the Shapes Of Grief podcast last week….

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