Episodes

  • Episode 11 - Grief After Leaving A High-Control Religion Part 1
    Oct 26 2025

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    In part one, we explore the experience of growing up in a high-control religious environment and the painful process of questioning long-held beliefs. It looks at the grief, loss, and identity upheaval that follow leaving a faith community, and how stepping away is just the beginning of rebuilding a sense of self and meaning.

    In the episode, we mention a charity called 'Faith to Faithless'. You can find them by clicking on the following link. https://www.faithtofaithless.com

    In part two, we will look to equip mental health professionals with insight into the unique grief and trauma experienced by those leaving coercive religious systems, integrating theories of grief with trauma-informed and spiritually sensitive care.


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    38 mins
  • Episode 10 - Grief and Life-Altering Health Conditions
    Sep 9 2025

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    In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked dimensions of grief connected to chronic health issues, offering insights and tools for counsellors and therapists. Unlike grief following death, chronic illness grief is ongoing, layered, and frequently invisible, encompassing losses of identity, autonomy, relationships, and future goals and plans. We discuss the emotional and relational complexities clients may face, from navigating ambiguous and disenfranchised losses to managing shifting roles within families and communities.

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    39 mins
  • Episode 9 - Moral Injury In Grief
    Apr 1 2025

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    In this episode we explore the concept of moral injury (is that phrase new to you? it was to us too!), which can really amplify grief, and how this can be self-inflicted, or inflicted by those around the bereaved person.

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    36 mins
  • Episode 8 - Neurodivergence and Grief Part 2
    Feb 22 2025

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    We dive deeper in this episode into how understanding the neurodivergent experience of grief can help us shape the way that we support someone after a loss.

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    36 mins
  • Episode 7 - Neurodivergence & Grief, Part 1
    Feb 16 2025

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    In the first of this three part series on neurodivergence and grief, we explore the experience of being neurodivergent, how it can impact on people, and how it might affect someone's expression and experience of grief.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 6 - Pregnancy Loss & Grief with Julia Bueno
    Jan 18 2025

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    We're joined by the wonderful Julia Bueno, whose book The Brink Of Being has been a guide to navigating the grief of pregnancy loss and infertility struggles for so many people since its publication. You can find out more from Julia here.

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    41 mins
  • Episode 5 - Grief & Rumination - How Our Thoughts About Loss Can Help Or Harm
    Jan 4 2025

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    In this episode we explore the complex relationship between rumination and grief, and look at how rumination could be either a helpful tool, or a hindrance to the grieving process. We discuss the assumptive world theory, the impact of sudden loss, and the role of acceptance in grief.

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    40 mins
  • Episode 4 - The Language of Loss
    Dec 7 2024

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    Grief is not as simple as grief. Why? Because we’re more complicated than that, as are our relationships. Life is rarely straightforward, death even less so.

    Our next podcast episode dives deep into some of the types of grief that people experience, and what we need to know as supporters.

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    48 mins