I first saw Silas Armstrong perform at the Child Bereavement UK Christmas concert in December 2025.

I knew a little of his story - Silas and his family had experienced the unimaginable — the death of his three-year-old son, Teddy, from a brain tumour.

What I didn’t know was just how much there was behind that story.

Silas had already connected with and supported Child Bereavement UK before his family found themselves needing the charity’s support personally. And in this episode of Dying for a Cuppa®, he shares with extraordinary openness what life has looked like since Teddy died.

We talk about Teddy, his life and his death. About being his dad. About the diagnosis and the realities of navigating hospitals and healthcare, including, very honestly, some of the good, the bad and the ugly.

We talk about what grief does to a person.

We also explore faith and spirituality, and how reaching towards something beyond ourselves can sometimes help us find connection or meaning when absolutely nothing about what has happened makes sense.

And then there is music.

Silas is an independent British artist whose music has achieved more than 55 million streams across platforms and projects. In 2024, an Instagram Reel featuring his music reached more than 60 million views, while his album About Time produced five consecutive BBC Introducing Track of the Day selections.

Music has always been part of Silas’s life — he began playing and performing at just 11 years old — but following Teddy’s death, it has also provided somewhere for grief to go.

We talk about creativity, songwriting and using music to express some of the things for which ordinary words simply aren’t enough.

This is a conversation about the death of a child, so inevitably there are parts that are incredibly difficult. But it isn’t only about death.

It’s about Teddy’s life. A father’s love. Grief. Music. Faith. Relationships. Anger. Hope. And somehow learning how to continue living when your world has changed forever.

Silas trusted me with an incredibly personal conversation, and I’m very grateful that he did.

Grab a cuppa and join us. ☕️❤️

Please also take some time to discover Silas’s music and support the work of Child Bereavement UK.

https://www.youtube.com/@silasarmstrong

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Huge thanks to Match and Dispatch - Outstanding celebrant training for supporting this episode

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