Shapes Of Grief

Ep. 111 Vicky Linnane on Sibling Loss and Anticipatory Grief

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Vicky Linnane discusses the profound and often overlooked experience of sibling loss and the impact of sibling loss on her identity...

Ep. 110 Mary Kennelly on the Losses of Menopause

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Mary discusses the multifaceted aspects of menopause, the losses associated with menopause, ambiguous loss as well as the release of h...

Ep.109 Tasha Smith - Can you just sit with me

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are back with a new episode of our podcast! Listen in via any major podcast streaming platform! In this episode, Tasha opens up about her experienc...

Ep. 108 Collective Grief: Mourning Sinead O'Connor

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sinead O'Connor was many things to many people. On 8th August, her funeral procession brought her back to her former hometown Bray, Co. Wicklow, w...

Ep. 107 Caoimhe Butterly on Supporting Refugees & Humanitarian Work

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

June 20th is World Refugee Day I am so lucky and privileged to live in a country that is not threatened by war. My children are safe, have access to g...

Ep. 106 Lucy on being widowed young & the cultural impacts on her grief

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No twenty three year old, starting out on married life, expects to be widowed so young, but that is what happened Lucy. After her husband died, not on...

Ep. 105 Mandy Gosling on Adults Bereaved as Children

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is such an important perspective that hasn't yet been explicitly been explored by the podcast. In this episode, Mandy Gosling shares her expe...

Ep. 104 Tony Lynch on anger & finding purpose following the death of his son

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The pain of losing a child can trigger immensely distressing emotions. In the aftermath of a child's death, it is common for bereaved parents to f...

Ep. 103 Kate on her little sister Hanna's illness and death

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Often called 'The forgotten grievers', there is no name for someone who has lost a sibling. They regularly hear 'how is your mum?' or ...

Ep. 102 Jackie Furlong on Delayed Grief following the death of her daughter

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jackie Furlong describes the immense psychological and emotional challenges of coping with the profound impact of her daughter's death, without the be...

Ep 101 Kathy Donaghy on Multiple Miscarriage & Finding Healing in Nature

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Liz and Kathy talk about Kathy's experience of multiple miscarriages and how devastating it was to not have a much-wanted third child. Kathy talks abo...

Ep. 100 Dr Mary-Frances O’Connor on Grieving as a Learning Process, The Grieving Brain

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I have been following the research of Dr Mary-Frances O’Connor for almost a decade now, so I was absolutely delighted when she published her book ‘...

Ep. 99 Phoenix on managing the Grief of LGBTQ+ Estrangement with ADHD & AUTISM

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Phoenix talks about their grief following family estrangement because of their LGBTQ identity. This is a kind of disenfranchised grief that many LGBTQ...

Ep. 98 Sacha Langton-Gilks on Childhood Cancer & Anticipatory Grief

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sacha and Liz discuss childhood cancer, anticipatory grief and the misunderstandings that often surround incurable disease. They talk about the differ...

Ep. 97 Melissa & Emma talk about Grief.Coach, a texting service for bereaved people

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation about some of the needs of bereaved people and why Grief.Coach texting service could be a wonderful balm for people during their most v...

Ep. 96 Mary Shine Thompson, Poems for when you can't find the words

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Order your copy of ‘Poems for when you can’t find the words’ here In this episode, I speak to Mary Shine Thompson about the power of poetry at e...

Ep. 95 Adriana Marchione on Addiction, Cancer, Dance & Grief

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes I wish the world were a little smaller, so I could meet my guests in person. Adriana is one of those people who I’d love to spend time wit...

Ep. 94 Damien Quinn on Addiction, Prison & Rebuilding Life after loss

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This interview really hit me in the guts. It is sometimes a roll of the dice how our lives can unfold. Damien’s story is an incredible story of resi...

Ep. 93 Rosie Mankes on losing her Mom to Dementia

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie Mankes’s mother has had dementia for ten years. She had to be transitioned into assisted living, and then into memory care. And little by litt...

Ep. 92 Mary Kennelly on Grief & Dementia, Caring & Anticipatory Grief

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mary brings a whole other perspective to the podcast with this very tender and beautiful episode. Two ‘giants’ in her life, Fr John and Brendan we...

Ep. 91 Alan Creedon on the impact of disenfranchised childhood grief

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When Alan Creedon was a young boy, his sister Aoife was quietly removed from their home and placed in a home for children with disabilities, as was th...

Ep 90 Dorothy Holinger on The Anatomy of Grief

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Psychologist Dorothy Holinger, author of 'The Anatomy of Grief', talks to Liz about her early experience of loss and how it shaped her life as a psych...

Ep. 89 Addison Brasil on Compound Grief & an LGBTQ perspective on loss

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I absolutely loved this conversation with Addison Brasil. It is so full of wisdom and possibilities in the face of profound, multiple losses. It will ...

Ep 88 Sandra Adams on the aftermath of loss, part 2

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of the conversation I had with Sandy Adams, about how she navigated grief when her fiancé John died suddenly. We talk about choice in ...

Ep. 87 Sandra Adams on the sudden death of her partner John & how grief manifested

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I really enjoyed this conversation with Sandy Adams about how she navigated her grief following her partner's sudden and unexpected death. In fact, it...

Ep. 86 Recording of the Shapes Of Grief Launch event at the Whale Theatre, 31st March 2022

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The official launch of Shapes Of Grief was a truly powerful evening, last Thursday, March 31st 2022.  Branwen Kavanagh opened and closed the even...

Ep. 85 Andy Gilats and Liz discuss Prolonged Grief Disorder

26 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We know that grief never really goes away, we learn to live with it and accommodate it in our lives. For some people, about 5-10%,  their grief c...

Ep. 84 Linda Allen talks about her son dying by suicide & the grief that followed

13 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A very insightful conversation with Linda Allen about her grief following her son’s death by suicide. We explore the physicality of grief, the impor...

Ep. 83 Deena Goldstein on her father’s dying & death

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Deena Goldstein talks about her father's dying process, death and how writing about her grief helped her through. #dying #death #bereavement #hospice ...

Ep 82 Tahseen Rizvi on the impact of early loss, bereavement overload & shattered religious beliefs

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

By the age of 15, Tahseen Rizvi had lost both her parents and was sent to live with relatives in another country, another continent, another culture. ...

Ep. 81 Clemmie Clough, childhood bereavement & life after the tsunami

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I often hear grieving people describe their experience of grief 'like a tsunami' that just washes over them. This week's guest, Clemmie Clough, experi...

Ep. 80 D Anaya on the death of her daughter and grieving as a black woman in a white community

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A tender episode from D Anaya about the sudden death of her little daughter Phoebe and how difficult it was for her to find grief support as a black w...

Ep. 79 Caitriona McMahon on anxiety/depression, the pain of Christmas and surviving suicidal planning

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's often nothing more helpful to those who are suffering than an open and frank conversation from someone who has survived the abyss of depressio...

Ep. 78 Dr Francis McGivern on 'Life after a partner's suicide attempt'

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Dr Francis McGivern about his recently published book 'Life after a Partners Suicide Attempt'.   #suicideatte...

Bundle of Grief Books Giveaway for Grief Awareness Week

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Be in with a chance to win this bundle of ten books, signed by the authors! All you have to do is sign-up to the Shapes of Grief Education Programme d...

Ep. 77 Pat Dollard on Ambiguous loss following his partners' disappearance & lgbtq+ grief

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The experience of grief within the lgbtq+ community can be profoundly painful as a result of past losses connected to sexuality. This can be experienc...

Ep 76 Rach Underhill on grief following her wife's illness & death (lgbtq+ grief)

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm so grateful to Rach Underhill for this really tender and beautiful episode. It's coming up to two years since Rach's beloved wife Kris died from t...

Ep 75 Dr Vanessa Lacey on the grief experience of older transgender women and their families.

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Vanessa Lacey recently finished her PhD studies on the grief experienced by older transgender women and their families. In this episode, Vanessa ta...

Ep. 74 Stephen Teap on being a young, bereaved father

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Teap became a young widower when his wife Irene died of cervical cancer, leaving him to parent two young boys age 2 and 4 alone. In this conve...

Ep 73 Dr Nyasha Grayman, when one twin dies

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Nyasha Grayman speaks to Liz about the premature birth of her sons, navigating a white healthcare system and the death of one of her twins. We talk...

Ep. 72 Andrew McGinley speaks about finding new purpose following the tragic deaths of his three beloved children

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2020, Andrew McGinley's three children Carla, Darragh and Conor died suddenly and tragically in their home. Following trial, their mother w...

Ep 71 Kristine Carlson on the sudden death of her husband & finding meaning after tragic loss

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kristine Carlson and her husband Richard Carlson, author of 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff', which was No 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for 1...

Ep. 70 Caoimhe Butterly on navigating grief in advocacy work

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A rich, rich conversation with the wonderful Caoimhe Butterly about how she has navigated grief through many years of activism and advocacy work and h...

Ep. 69 Meghann Scully on losing her brother & father as a teenager

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ep. 69 Meghann Scully talks to Liz about her brother's death when they were teenagers, followed by her father's death a year later. Meghann shares how...

Ep. 68 Clair speaks about living with a terminal illness

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how you would respond to receiving a terminal diagnosis? In this conversation with Clair, we talk about dying, living, availabl...

Ep. 67 Liz Introduces the Shapes Of Grief Education Programme for Mental Health Practitioners

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Everyone, I took a little break from the podcast to accompany my lovely Dad on his final weeks on planet earth. After he died, I launched myself in...

Ep. 66 Sarah Corbett-Lynch, age 14, on children’s grief

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah’s first major loss happened when she was just twelve weeks old and her adoring mother Mags died as a result of an asthma attack. Sarah’s Dad...

Ep. 65 Lord Mayor Hazel Chu on Racism, Discrimination and Grief

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation with Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu on Racism, Discrimination and Grief.  #grief #racism #discrimination  About Shapes of Gr...

Ep. 64 Adrienne Freeland on how horses supported her grief after her brother's suicide

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An outdoor horse girl, the bereavement group in a dingy basement just didn't work for Adrienne Freeland after her brother died by suicide. Seeing a pr...

Ep. 63 Carrie Thompson on Climbing 48 Mountains following her son's death by suicide

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 2019, Carrie Thompson's worst nightmare came true when her beautiful son Ben died by suicide. In December 2020, Carrie had an article published in ...

Ep. 62 Jill Campbell, Filmmaker, talks of Zoom Funerals, Lost Rituals, Parental Loss and her documentary Seat20D

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker Jill Campbell talks to Liz about the making of the documentary Seat 20D, which tells the story of Suse Lowenstein, a bereaved mother whose s...

Ep. 61 Gill Mann, Mother, Author & Psychotherapist, talks of living with her son's mental illness & subsequent death

17 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Psychotherapist, Mother and author Gill Mann speaks to Liz about living with her son's mental illness, how it impacted her and the family and the grie...

Ep. 60 Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan-Jarvis on Trauma & Grief

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A really interesting discussion on Grief and Trauma from Trauma Therapist Meghan Riordan-Jarvis, who also experienced ptsd herself following the sudde...

Ep. 59 Dr Esther Ramsey Jones on caring for her mother after a terminal diagnosis and the grief following her death.

03 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Esther Ramsey Jones is a Palliative Psychotherapist with years of experience supporting people towards the end of their lives. In her latest book "...

Ep. 58 Lindsey Whissel-Fenton on making the Documentary ‘Speaking Grief’

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A wonderful conversation with Lindsey Whissel Fenton about many facets of grief, in particular, Disenfranchised Grief. Lindsey Whissel Fenton is a sen...

Ep 57 A brief talk about coping with Grief during the holidays from Liz for @mentalhealthireland

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sharing a few words about meeting our grief during the holidays, a time when grief can often be exacerbated. I hope this is helpful to you. Liz  ...

Ep. 56 on Kate Shannon speaks of her baby son's death from medical termination

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kate and her partner made the heartbreaking decision to terminate their third pregnancy for medical reasons. Legislation in Ireland meant that they ha...

Ep. 55 Dana Lawson on living with Cancer

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes I as I write these descriptions, I know that my words simply do not do justice to the story being shared; this episode is one of those times...

Ep. 54 Norah Casey on Grief in Ireland today & her personal story of loss

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Norah reflects on the many shapes of grief that are manifesting in Ireland today, from the recent tragedies in Dublin and Cork, to th...

Ep. 53 Greg Wise, Actor, on being a carer & the grief following his sister's death

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Wise and his sister Clare were as close as siblings come. They shared a bond from childhood to adulthood, so when Clare received a difficult canc...

Ep. 52 Autumn Toelle Jackson on Compound Grief, Bereavement Overload & Organ Donation

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An extraordinary story of navigating multiple losses in a short space of time and how Autumn consciously chose to allow herself to experience joy agai...

Ep. 51 Juliet Rosenfeld, Psychotherapist, on grief & denial when facing death

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Juliet Rosenfeld had been married to Andrew just 7 months when her beloved husband died of cancer. Five years on, Juliet has published a poignant memo...

Ep. 50 Niamh Fitzpatrick on 'Tell Me The Truth about Loss'

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Three years after her world stopped turning when her family were hit by a sudden and traumatic loss, Niamh Fitzpatrick has written a raw and tender me...

Ep. 49 Dr Mags Crean on bereavement overload, delayed grief and the economics of death

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Local Greystones Councellor, Dr. Mags Crean, speaks to Liz about the death of her parents, just a few weeks apart and how the birth of her first child...

Ep. 48 Dr Mekel Harris on the death of her mother & the collective grief following George Floyd's death

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Mekel Harris, Clinical Psychologist, speaks about her tremendous grief following the death of her mother who was also her best friend. Liz and Meke...

Ep. 47 Dr. Kathryn Mannix on Dying & Death from Covid19, how healthcare staff can ease the fear, what we're doing right & what we can learn

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So privileged to be joined again, for the third time, by Dr. Kathryn Mannix, Palliative Doctor and author of the bestselling book 'With the End in Min...

Ep 46 Grief Therapists & End-of-life doulas Katrina Taee & Wendelien McNicoll speak to Liz about 'Surviving the Tsunami of Grief'

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What a rich conversation this was, speaking to Katrina Taee and Wendelien McNicoll about their personal experiences of loss, their work with the dying...

Ep. 45 Ger Murphy, Psychotherapist & Poet, with Liz on Grief and Meaning Making during physical isolation

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ger and Liz talk about how it is to be living in such unprecedented times and how being with the unknown can bring us to places that we usually don’...

Ep. 44 Liz speaks about managing our grief and anxiety during Covid 19

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When we are grieving, it is often as if the whole world has turned upside down and we need to navigate our new reality on very shaky ground. The pande...

Ep. 43 Nicola Crean on the Grief of Separation & when you're bereaved by suicide

15 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Having coffee with a friend today, we commented on how we all have our stories, we all have our 'stuff'. This isn't always apparent when we look at ea...

Ep. 42 Jimmy Edmonds, Bereaved Dad & Filmmaker on how creativity helps him through grief

23 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This was a really interesting talk with Jimmy Edmonds, award-winning filmmaker and bereaved father, on what his grief is like for him and how being cr...

Ep. 41 Kathleen Keyes, when three of your children die; the full story behind the viral Irish Times Letter

16 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In December 2019, a letter was published in the Irish Times from a grieving mother outlining how Christmas no longer held any meaning for her now that...

Ep. 40 Kate Gunn, Author, on the grief of separation/divorce

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Liz talks to Kate Gunn, author of 'Untying the Knot - how to consciously uncouple in the real world', about the grief of separation a...

Ep. 39 Live Screening of 'A Love that Never Dies' with Directors Q & A (documentary features parental bereavement)

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Shapes Of Grief features the introduction by Liz of Shapes Of Grief and follows with Directors Q & A with Liz, Jane Harris & J...

Ep. 38 Dr. Chris Germer on how Mindful Self-Compassion can help at times of Grief

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A lovely episode with psychologist Chris Germer on how Self-Compassion can be a really useful practice at times of Grief.  Understanding the biol...

Ep. 37 Julia Samuel, Grief Therapist, Speaker & Author, on the Paradox of Grief

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Samuel’s book Grief Works contains a wealth of information and wisdom on the process of grief, grounded in years of experience as a Grief Ther...

Ep. 36 Sheila Boland Part 1, When your Child Dies - Mindfulness & Spirituality as a Resource

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On September 30th 2014, Sheila and Barry Boland learned that their beloved 3 year-old son Oisín had an incurable brain tumour and had only weeks to l...

Ep. 35 Helen Bohan on her beloved brother Ger who died in the sinking of the Honeydew II

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On January 10th 2007, just 24 hours after five men lost their lives in an Irish vessel called the Pere Charles, just a few miles down the coast, anoth...

Ep. 34 Shapes Of Grief meets Grief Encounters - Venetia & Liz Share thoughts on Grief and Loss

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Back in the Winter of 2018, when I was planning the launch of the Shapes Of Grief podcast, two other women in Ireland were doing the same.  Venet...

Ep. 33 Helen Culhane on Supporting Children at Times of Grief

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Helen was 5, her baby brother Martin died in a cot death. She remembers his little white coffin being put into the neighbours car, her other brot...

Ep. 32 Dr Merran Cooper on widowhood, becoming a Doctor at 56 and changing how we die

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At just 23 years of age, Australian Palliative care doctor Merran Cooper became a widow when Mark, her childhood sweetheart and husband, died of leuka...

Ep. 31 Roy Remer of Zen Caregiving Project on dying & death in the Zen Tradition

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It was wonderful to speak to Roy Remer, Executive Director of the Zen Caregiving Project (formerly Zen Hospice Project), talk about what brought him t...

Ep. 30 Dr. Kathryn Mannix and Liz on 'Dying is Everybody's Business', Compassion & Self-Care for Caring Professionals

26 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I was delighted to be joined by Dr. Kathryn Mannix for another episode of Shapes Of Grief. In this episode, we discuss the #ihfforum 2019 'Dying is Ev...

Ep. 29 Ger Murphy, Psychotherapist & Poet, on Grief & Death and Climate Grief

20 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Ger was 9 years old, he found his father dead at home. Unable to process his grief, it would be shut inside for many years until Ger found his wa...

Ep. 28 Gretta Manners on recovering from Acquired Brain Injury

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eight years ago, Gretta Manners had a full time career in teaching and was a busy (and exhausted) mother of three young children; Hazel, 4, Maria, 2 a...

Ep. 27 Declan Hammond on Parental Loss, a father's perspective

06 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thirteen years ago, Declan Hammond received a phonecall that is every parent's worst nightmare; his son had been involved in a mining accident abroad ...

Ep. 26 Annemarie Brophy, Psychotherapist, on the disenfranchised grief of parenting a critically ill child

29 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For many of us, we take it for granted that our text will read something like “a beautiful baby girl was born at 5.55am, 8.2lbs, mother and baby doi...

Ep. 25 Aisling Fitzgibbon and her search for meaning and purpose in her own life and in her mother's death

21 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aisling Fitzgibbon and her mother Martha were inseparable. As well as mother and daughter, they were best friends and soul mates. Following a few year...

Ep. 24 Siobhan Overson on being orphaned at 2yrs old and a life-long grief for the parents & brother she doesn't remember

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Siobhan was two years old, both her parents, her older brother who was seven and her aunt all died in a drowning tragedy on Carlingford Lough. Si...

Ep. 23 Siobhan Daffy on bereavement overload; when it seems like everyone is dying

24 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 2000, a bus carrying 7 young tourists in Bolivia crashed into a ravine killing all of the 9 passengers on board; the driver had fallen asleep. Amon...

Ep. 22 Bebhinn Ramsey on her search for a 'cure' for grief and how a spiritual path helped her to navigate her loss

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Author of "Love's last gift" Bebhinn Ramsey recounts the sudden death of her husband Alistair while on holidays in San Francisco, leaving her widowed ...

Ep. 21 Helen Lambe on accompanying her husband through cancer and untimely widowhood

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Lamb, owner and founder of the Dublin Wellness Centre, takes us on an intimate journey through her experience of grief following the death of he...

Ep. 20 Cath Monaghan on sibling bereavement

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine Monaghan talks to Liz about life after the sudden death of her brother, what the grief of losing a sibling was like for her and how Tony’s...

Ep. 19 Beatrice Caffrey on multiple miscarriage and the death of her baby son Joshua

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For those of you who listened to last week's episode with Justin Caffrey, this is your opportunity to now listen to Beatrice Caffrey's perspective on ...

Ep. 18 Justin Caffrey on how the death of his baby son forced him to reconstruct himself to survive his grief

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From high-flying banker to kangaroo parenting, Justin Caffrey takes us through a searingly honest account of his experience when his second son Joshua...

Ep. 17 Dr. Ciara Kelly on the deaths of her parents & her journey with grief

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From twenty years in general practice to a full-blown transition to journalist and broadcaster, Dr. Ciara Kelly takes us through her experience of gri...

Ep. 16 Treacy O'Connor, Interfaith Minister, on continuous bonds and how grief is woven throughout our lives in every change we make

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

More like a conversation between friends, Liz and Interfaith minister Treacy O’Connor talk about a variety of topics related to loss, personal growt...

Ep. 15 Kevin Toolis on 'My Father's Wake' - what we can learn from the Irish about Love, Life and Death

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Toolis is a BAFTA winning film maker and writer of the acclaimed death guide My Father’s Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die. &...

Ep. 14 Donna Schuurman of the Dougy Centre on Children's Grief, a professional perspective

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Donna tells us about the work of the Dougy centre in Portland Oregon and gives us some insight into what support children may need to help them throug...

Ep. 13 Edy Nathan, Psychotherapist & Author, on cumulative grief, overcoming agoraphobia & sexual abuse

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Psychotherapist and author Edy Nathan joins me on Shapes Of Grief this week to talk about the grief she endured through sexual abuse and bullying at a...