Karen and Bec talk all things grief as they learn to live with life after the loss of their children to brain cancer in 2023; Beautiful Emily aged 16 and Gorgeous Bradley aged 18. Honest, raw conversations as we travel this road complete with tears and laughter! So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and join us as we navigate this together. Send your questions and comments to us at Roomtogrievepodcast@gmail.com and we might just read them out on the pod because we are all in this ...
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Working in a Childrens Hospice - Guest Lucy from Derian House Children's Hospice tells all
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Not sure what a Children's Hospice is or what they do? Want to learn more about what it is like to work in one and what happens when children die in the hospice then this is the episode for you! In todays episode Karen and Bec are joined by Lucy from Derian House Children's Hospice in Chorley UK, Lucy and team looked after Emily in her last few mon…
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Everyday Grief - Mums discuss life after the loss of their children. Back to school triggers & more
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A little catch up with just us! We aimed to talk about the back to school triggers as we are finding this hard but ended up covering anything and everything - like we do! Most importantly this episode is to thank you all for allowing us to carrying on doing this, for listening and for supporting us and for you to keep sending us the messages and ge…
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Life After Loss with Mum Natalie after loss of little boy Morgan - Part 2
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In this episode we continue our chat with Natalie Ridler whose little boy Morgan died a few days before his 4th birthday. We talk about choosing hospice care, grief support, Morgan's last moments and how life looks now after every parents worst nightmare is now our reality. We also discuss finding purpose after loss - what is Morgan's Army and the …
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Life after losing your 4 year old son son to cancer with Natalie Ridler - PART 1
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We are joined by Natalie Ridler whose 4 year old son Morgan died in June last year (2023) from a rare type of cancer. Morgan was diagnosed in 2021 after his mum was dismissed by doctors multiple times when raising her concerns, eventually she was listened to and their world then changed forever. Listen to Natalie share their fight to be heard and h…
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Faith, Religion and Spirituality in Dying - Does it Matter?
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This week Karen and Bec are joined by Soul Midwife, Funeral Celebrant and Death Educator Katie Costello. One of only 1000 soul midwifes in the world, Katie joins us to talk about what a role of a Soul Midwife is, what she has learned from working with the dying and people at end of life. We talk about resilience and why we need it as well as how so…
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This week Karen & Bec talk with Louise Fox who also lost her 13 Year old son Gorgeous George in 2022 to glioblastoma, a Grade 4 terminal, aggressive brain cancer. Louise shares George's story and how life has changed after loss and how she manages her grief. A raw, insightful, honest and heartfelt discussion between 3 mums all connected via the los…
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There is no right or wrong way to grieve.
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Karen and Bec catch up this week to discuss the raw elements of grief and how we naturally compare ourselves to others, worry about the choices we made on this journey and constantly think about how others around us are feeling. They also share more stories about Emily and Bradley growing up. Definitely expect lots of laughter AND a few tears for t…
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Working with teenagers with cancer
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Karen and Bec chat with Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Worker Angie Burns to find out what it is like to work everyday with teenagers who have cancer. Angie works in the Proton Beam Centre in Christies Hospital Manchester and joins us in this episode to tell us what her job entails, why she loves it so much and the research she is doing to make…
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Sibling Loss - Brads sisters tell their story
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Karen and Bec are joined by Brads sister Sydney (25) and Morgan (23) who share their experience how hearing Brads diagnosis felt for them and how grief how been so far. Morgan doesn't mind us sharing that she also has learning difficulties and disabilities, making the who experience for her that little bit tricker (as if it wasn't hard enough anywa…
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Karen and Bec catch up as we head into 'a new year' without the kids. July marks the start of another 12 months without them. We've kept ourselves busy, made ourselves ill and even make space for a few laughs and giggles over cheetahs, safaris and elephants! We do whatever we can just to get through! So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spo…
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How grief has changed over the years with guest Jude Hill
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Karen and Bec are joined by Jude Hill whose 4 year old son Adam sadly died from cancer 32 years ago. Jude now a Life after Loss Mentor helping others through a similar journey, has built her own online community called Sadness to Sunshine and is an author to a book of the same name. Jude saw a shift in her grief around the 20 year point and went th…
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Another weekly catch up with Karen & Bec as we approach Em's 1 year anniversary. Talking about the pressures we feel and create for ourselves in grief and the weird, hard to describe complexities of it all. We also want to know your favourite biscuit! Let us know in the comments! .......... Grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets jo…
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Navigating DIfficult Dates in Grief
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Grief continues to surprise us with things we hadn't thought of. How we are finding purpose in this mess and balancing that within the whole family dynamics and BALANCING the different emotions. Grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and lets journey through grief together. #podcast #griefwork #griefsupport #griefjourney #balance #findingpu…
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The heart wrenching story of one 18 year old lads fight to get help in his dying weeks. How professionals told him he had a zero percent chance of survival, yet they were discharging home without support. Brads Mum tells his story of courage and fight as they fought as a family in the hope Brad could overcome the dismal brain cancer diagnosis he ha…
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Its the week running up to Brads first anniversary and its been a tough one. Karen and Bec talk all the little things that people often don't think about when it comes to grief.... until they happen that is. So grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot and we'll journey through grief together.Par roomtogrievepodcast
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t/w: Discusses grief, dying and loss. Karen & Bec catch up to discuss their week so far and how different things can affect their mood. Expect topics such as messages from a medium, making simple, small steps of progress, moving house, what to do with a loved ones bedroom.........and ironing! A relatively normal week for grieving parents. Helping t…
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The heartbreaking story of knowing your child is going to die. Listen to Emily's story in full as told by her mum, hear the heartbreaking reality of child loss and what that looked like for Emily and her family after Em's Brain Cancer diagnosis. #podcastclips #childloss #grief #griefsupportgroup #newepisode…
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An introduction into us, who we are and why we are here. Talking life after loss of our youngest children to brain cancer in 2023; the pain, the confliction and the not knowing what's to come next. Expect tears, tantrums and laughter! An honest and raw account of every day grief as it happens for us. Grab yourself a cuppa, find a comfortable spot a…
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