Soulful Storytelling Episode 10 - The ‘grief’ series

This month our theme for Soulful Storytelling is ‘grief’ and as we are still in lockdown and unable to have our event we have brought the voices of lots of storytellers to this series. 

The topic of grief is something that will universally affect us all and yet it is deeply personal and unique. So I wanted to get some different stories and perspectives on grief as a way for us to hear ourselves in other people’s stories. We also grieve in so many ways, so in this podcast I wanted to open up the topic of grief into a wider context beyond bereavement. 

In this series we have people sharing their stories and perspectives on grief through death, miscarriage, divorce, loss of health and how we talk to children about grief. As much as this is a heavy subject, I believe that by sharing our stories and shining some light on the darkness, we can feel more connected and less lonely. 

In this episode, I share my story of how grief showed up in my life when I lost my brother to suicide and my sister to alcoholic liver disease 6 years ago. 

Tara shares her story of losing both parents in a short space of time and how her grief affected her health and how she learned to heal herself. 

Georgina shares her perspective on grief, funerals and how we talk to children about death. 

Expect sadness, giggles and weirdness, because as we all know grief is a process where we have to embrace the good, the bad and the bloody ugly. 

If you can relate to anything in this episode and find it useful, I would love your feedback. You can get in touch with me on Instagram @leahsiandavies, or email me leah@leahsiandavies.co.uk. 

Some useful places that help with the kinda grief we discussed in this episode… 

Winston’s Wish A UK charity supporting bereaved children 

Grief encounter Supporting bereaved children and young people 

Calmzone Leading mental health and suicide prevention charity 

Follow Poorna Bell – Ambassador for Calmzone, speaker, writer on mental health and suicide  

SOBS – Survivors of bereavement by suicide 

The Griefcast – Podcast where comedians share their experiences of grief 

Grieftips – An Instagram account offering support and tips around grief 

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This podcast is edited and produced by Meghan Hutchins at Making Space VA