Episode 4 is one I never planned to make - because it's about a life I never planned to live.

This episode is about becoming a solo parent overnight. Not by choice. Not gradually. But through loss.

It's also about the difference between single parenting and solo parenting. About grief that doesn't pause for bedtime. About doing everything alone - while missing the person who should be there beside you.

If you're solo parenting - especially through grief - I see you. And if you're supporting someone who is, I hope this episode helps you understand what they're carrying.

Grief makes people nervous.

So they disappear, or say the wrong thing, or even try to fix what can't be fixed.

This episode of the Early Mourning Coffee Club is for two kinds of people:

- If you're grieving - I hope you feel seen

- If you're supporting someone who is - I hope this takes some of the pressure off.

You can't fix grief. But you can stay.

Pop the kettle on, say their name out loud, and join me for this one ☕️

This week on Early Mourning Coffee Club, I'm sharing why I'm spending six weeks in the French ski resort of Tignes - the place where me and Alex met - and what it means to return with our son as I teach him to ski for the first time.

I'm also joined by my friend Alex Connor, who worked a ski season with us and witnessed our love story unfold. We talk about memory, grief, joy and what it's like to carry someone forward while standing in the place where it all began 🤍