Shapes Of Grief
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 12 Dr Kathryn Mannix demystifying the dying process & how to prepare for a good death
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week I speak to Dr Kathryn Mannix, palliative care pioneer, about the dying process. Like birth, there are certain stages of death which Kathryn ...
Ep. 11 Hayley Manning, Advocate, on Miscarriage, Turner's Syndrome & living with Loss & Hope
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Liz, Hayley speaks about the multiple miscarriages that she experienced, the devastating decision that herself and husband C...
Ep. 10 Dr Helen Greally on grief following diagnosis & grief theories
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Helen Greally is a psycho-oncologist with Cancer Care West. Helen has over forty years experience working with people through grief and loss, follo...
Ep. 9 Jane Harris, psychotherapist, on parental bereavement & the powerful documentary A Love That Never Dies
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, Jane Harris and Jimmy Edmonds got the knock at the door that no parent ever wants; their 22 year old son Joshua had been killed in a road acc...
Ep. 8 Gary Andrews on Love, Widowhood & The Doodle Diaries
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Gary’s wife Joy died suddenly in 2017 from sepsis, he turned to his daily practice of doodling to express his grief and help him to process the...
Ep. 7 Dr. Robert Neimeyer on Meaning Making after loss
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology, at the University of Memphis, where he also maintains an active clinical practice. Bob is an ...
Ep. 6 Madeleine Grant, Nurse & therapist, on bereavement overload, prolonged grief & how grief can make you sick
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Madeleine talks to Liz about three successive family bereavements and how her inability to grieve resulted in significant illness and...
Ep. 5 Dr Susan Delaney on the essence of grief, prolonged Grief, resilience and hope
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shapes of Grief had a lovely conversation with Dr. Susan Delaney of the Irish Hospice Foundation. Susan is the bereavement services manager there and ...
Ep. 4 Ruth Fitzmaurice, author of 'I Found My Tribe', on living with ongoing loss
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Fitzmaurice's life changed when her husband Simon was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. In this candid conversation, Ruth shares how, as a mo...
Ep. 3 Deirdre Ahern, Mindfulness teacher, on pet loss
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Deirdre takes us through a beautiful story of how her little dog Charlie came into her life, the connection they made and how his presence enhanced he...
Ep. 2 Emily McCullough, Art Therapist, on prolonged, disenfranchised grief
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art therapist Emily McCullough talks about the sudden, ambiguous death of her brother when she was sixteen, followed by her father's death a few years...
Ep. 1 Jack Gleeson talks about grief following the suicide of his best friend
20 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Friends for over four decades, when Jack Gleeson's best friend died by suicide, the loss for Jack was huge. In this interview, Jack talks about friend...