Goodness Gracious Grief

In conversation with Odette Mould MBE, founder of Harry's Rainbow who help to support bereaved children.

Kady visits The Art Of Grieving exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery and speaks to the founder Kate Ray. The exhibition provides artists with a forum to share work related to bereavement, loss and death.

Michelle is Oli's mother and a Trustee of The Oli Leigh Trust. Michelle's life has been torn apart by the loss of her beloved son Oli but she is now using her grief to raise awareness of teenage suicide prevention and is asking people to get involved with #Orange4Oli

In conversation with food blogger and demo chef Suzy Pelta who shares her journey of grief after losing both her parents. Grief definitely changes us but it's what we gain from it that allows us to adapt. Suzy talks about her strength, resilience and compassion.

In 2010 Liz Pryor's mother, Anne Robson, died within a few hours of being discharged from hospital. The family were unaware that she was nearing the end of her life. This sad event was the springboard for Liz to try to help to improve end of life care, and care for the elderly, in NHS Hospitals and was the start of her journey to launching the Anne Robson Trust.

Kady Braine in Conversation with Julie New a Personal Recovery Coach who shares her story of her own loss and how she regained control after grief.

What would you like to be buried with? Join Kady Braine as she discusses the weird and wonderful items that people have chosen to be buried with Joined in conversation with Graham Nicholls, Director of Affinity, a network of 1,200 evangelical churches and ministries in the UK.

Mother's Day is not a celebration for everyone, some may be grieving. This episode highlights miscarriage and baby loss in the UK. Here is Emma's Story....

Coping with grief during a pandemic, is it harder to grieve? Having to work differently due to Covid-19 and the vital role a hospice plays in the end of life care. In Conversation with Ray Ashley-Brown, Head of Spiritual Care at The Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted.

In this latest Episode of Goodness Gracious Grief, Dr Nighat Arif shares her personal story with Organ Donation.

ITts 5 years since I lost my dad so this episode looks at the cancer that took his life, Myeloma. Alice Baron from Myeloma UK explains the cancer, its symptoms and the work of the charity.

Have you ever wondered what happens after we die? Do you believe in life after death? Or have you ever experienced something you cannot explain? If you are seeking the answers to these question then join me as I speak to Claire Broad, Medium, Teacher and Author.

Here is a look back at the conversations I have had so far surrounding the topic of death and dying. If you want to hear the full conversations then listen back to the previous episodes of Goodness Gracious Grief.

In this Episode I talk to Jennifer Garner from Neves legal firm about why writing a will is so important. It's also National Grief Awareness Week set up by The Good Grief Trust.

Kady Braine speaks to Sara Fenton whose husband took himself to Dignitas clinic, where he drank a life-ending medication prescribed to him by doctors.  As well as a discussion with Ellie Ball from Dignity in Dying who is campaigning to change the laws on assisted dying in the UK.

Kady Braine talks about the difficulties of planning a funeral as well as a conversation with Kate Tym, one of the founders of Coffin Club.

Diane Fishlock shares her story of being diagnosed with Ocular Melanoma and how grief impacts her and her family.

Kady Braine speaks to Claire Collins, a Bereavement Coordinator & Counsellor at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead about what to say when someone is grieving.

Looking at the stages of grief with Psychotherapist, Gayle Hammill founder of Circle Therapy.

Kady Braine speaks to the Jools Barsky, co-founder of the Death Cafe movement.

In Episode 1, Kady Braine talks to Linda Magistris, who lost her partner Graham in 2014.Since then Linda has founded The Good Grief Trust which aims to raise awareness of issues around bereavement and is trying to change the way in which people deal with this taboo subject in the UK.