Podcasts

Shapes of Grief provides much needed support, hope and inspiration to its listeners. Grief Therapy is unaffordable for many people. Podcasts are a way of accessing free grief-awareness & information. Please support the podcast to keep us going! Get in touch if you can sponsor an episode liz@shapesofgrief.com.

Episode 15

Kevin Toolis on ‘My Father’s Wake’ Irish rituals around dying & death


Kevin Toolis is a BAFTA winning film maker and writer of the acclaimed death guide…

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Episode 14

Donna Schurman of the Dougy Centre on Children’s grief


Donna tells us about the work of the Dougy centre in Portland Oregon and gives…

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Episode 13

Edy Nathan psychotherapist & Author on sexual abuse and cumulative grief


Psychotherapist and author Edy Nathan joins me on Shapes Of Grief this week to talk…

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Episode 12

Dr Kathryn Mannix on demystifying the dying process and how to prepare for a good death


This week I speak to Dr Kathryn Mannix, palliative care pioneer, about the dying process….

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Episode 11

Hayley Manning on Miscarriage and Medical Termination


In this conversation with Liz, Hayley speaks about the multiple miscarriages that she experienced, the…

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Episode 10

Dr Helen Greally on grief following diagnosis and grief theories


Dr Helen Greally is a psycho-oncologist with Cancer Care West. Helen has over forty years…

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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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