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Grieving and the Holidays


By Liz Gleeson December is upon us again, and for some people it can be…

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Newstalk – Mens’ Grief


Newstalk interview on Grief, Grieving, Mens’ Grief, with Liz and Seán Defoe During the week,…

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Holding Space in Crisis – Podcast


Liz was a guest on the Pre-Hospital Care Podcast đź’” Holding Space in Crisis: Understanding…

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The Difference Between Grief & Grieving – Newstalk Radio Interview


Big thanks to Clare McKenna of Newstalk for featuring a piece of Grief and Grieving…

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100 days of Walking


I was delighted to join Newstalk as a participant of 100 days off walking Listen…

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Image Magazine

Image Magazine interviews Liz for a Father’s Day feature on Fatherless daughters


Fatherless daughters on Father’s Day – how growing up without a dad leaves an indelible…

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Can we ever truly know the depth and breadth of the grief experience?


The tragic gap between the life we want and the life we have is a…

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Why we shouldn’t try to fix grief


(Written for Limerick Mental Health, photo from unsplash.com) It is so very difficult to understand…

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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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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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