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Send us a Text Message.In this edition of the Living with loss podcast, I'm joined by my good mate and medical Student Scott Leigh. Scott lost his brother Oli to suicide, and an initial coping mechanism was to get lost in his books and work hard to avoid the emotions of Grief. Scott explains how his grief journey follows the path of the 5 stages of Grief, at times there has been anger other times denial. We also look at Scott's mental health journey, the difficulties he has faced, ...

Send us a Text Message.In this week's episode, I joined up with my friend and slightly terrible poker player Louis Salem. Louis and I spoke about the podcast on a drunken night out once, and from that moment I knew it would be a great episode.Louis lost his dad when he was 12 years old. He takes us back to the moment he found out, the conversation he heard. And how the passing didn't feel real. Louis had to navigate his school years without Dad at his side and explains how "playing ...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of the Living with loss podcast I connected with Rhiannon Amery to discuss the passing of her father.Rhiannon lost her father to suicide and ever she has discovered a lot about the confusion of loss. The word suicide carries a lot of weight and Rhiannon has found people tend to avoid the conversation at all costs. But as Rhiannon explains when you lose someone "talking about it is so much more healthy. " When she talks about the passing of her fathe...

Send us a Text Message.Danny has stage 4 cancer: He joined me for an episode following a recent visit to the chemotherapy ward. Danny a lifelong United fan describes how he is in “Fergie time” and is lucky to still be here. Despite living with Cancer, he dedicates a lot of his life to spreading awareness and helping others through his various schemes at team DBB. During their time of operation Team DBB haved raised £90,000 for various charities and the local c...

Send us a Text Message.Today I'm joined by spoken word artist Tom Foolery (Tomos Roberts). Tom is the genius behind the viral piece " The Great realisation" which was a post-pandemic bedtime story that captured the hearts of millions. Tom and I dive into his poetry journey, discussing the downside of success, and how he owes a lot of his newfound audience to English teachers. This is a great listen to anyone who loves writing and the creative arts. As always mental health themes are...

Send us a Text Message.Today I joined up with Joey Kolirin to discuss the passing of his father. Joey shared the hard authentic truths about living with a family member who has a terminal illness. We touched on the weird culture around grief, and how those messages of sincerity dry up as life moves on. It was interesting to hear from the perspective of someone who has lost a father and is now a father of his own, and how the trauma of his childhood has shaped Joey's decisions ...