Popping the ‘Grief Bubble’

In today’s episode, my friend Ruby and I speak about the recent loss of her wonderful dad, all the ups and downs she has experienced in the last year, family dynamics changing and the importance of not losing hope.

We share our experiences with the ‘grief bubble’ and how it manifested itself in different ways for each of us due to our different losses, how sudden loss has affected us and contradictions in grief.

We talk about:

• How we met and instantly bonded through our individual journeys with grief
• The ‘grief bubble’, what it is like and coming out of it
• How there is no rulebook to grief and it’s not linear so grieve how you want and need to grieve
• The impacts of sudden loss and the effects is has on everyday life and how you view it
• Contradictions in grief and how we have come to cope with them
• Different levels of grief which we refer to as ‘low and high level grief’, how they manifest in your everyday life and how we navigate them
• Your outlook on life changing and cherishing those around you
• Different outlets for your grief with Ruby’s being writing as she has started a grief blog (You can find this in my instagram highlights @lostandfoundwithfrankie)
• The importance of looking after yourself and not losing hope - allowing the good times to come along for the journey too

And so much more!

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XMAS SOLO EP:

That time of year has rolled around again... and gosh is it a tricky, dark, overwhelming and weird one.

In this episode I talk through all the ways my family and I get Christmas - which involves a lot of laughter that's for sure!! - and how we honour our loved ones whilst trying to allow the joy of the day to creep back in!

How ever you get through this day is completely individual and up to you... there is no right way to grieve or do Christmas.

One step at a time... One day at a time... One Christmas at a time...

Sending you all a big squeeze xx

In today’s episode, I’m joined by a wonderful Bereavement Support Worker, Hannah, from Winston's Wish as we discuss all the wonderful services that they provide, their Christmas Appeal and how people like Hannah can help grieving children and young adults along their journey with Grief.

Winston’s Wish is a charity that provides free digital bereavement information and support for grieving children and young people across the UK. Their services are open to any bereaved young person up to the age of 25, regardless of who they are grieving or when they became bereaved. They also provide advice for adults supporting bereaved children and young people, including parents, family members, friends, teachers, and other professionals.

We talk about:

• Who Winston’s Wish are, what services they provide and who they support.

• Hannah’s role as a Bereavement Support Worker within Winston’s Wish, amongst all of the other services they provide such as live Chat/email, Phone calls, 1-1 counselling sessions, group peer sessions and a full website of information, support, advice and guidance.

• Their ‘Talk Grief’ website for 13-25s: an idea from grieving children and young adults to share their real voices and experiences.

• How people like Hannah can help you work with different emotions on your journey with grief as we give a slight example on how a conversation like this would go.

• Addressing the tricky emotions of guilt and jealousy - and how they sometimes exist hand in hand.

• Winston’s Wish’s continuous support - not a one stop shop - you can contact them at any time along your journey and as many times as you need!

• Different points of contact and access to support young bereaved people through parents, friends, teachers and other professionals

• Their Christmas Appeal: ‘Colour their Christmas’ - as we address just how tricky and dark this time of year can be, which is okay, but how their appeal can help to bring some joy back into the lives of grieving children and young people.

And so much more!

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