Beth and Ella return for the second episode of the collaboration with Teapot Trust to talk about how medical professionals and support networks can help grieving young people with chronic illnesses. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers their frustrations with separating grief from chronic illness, advocating for themselves when talking to medical staff, and simple ways friends and family can show their support.

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Content warning: suicide, chronic illness, death, grief

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If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under. You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm):

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Five young people with chronic illnesses talk openly about managing their grief while being mindful of the impact on their health. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers: grieving within the chronic illness online community; navigating funerals and events with additional needs like travel, food, and accessibility; and finding the confidence to put your health first.

Content warning: suicide, chronic illness, death, grief

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This episode was recorded over Zoom.

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity.

Created by the Winston’s Wish Youth Team

Produced and Edited by Jess, Winston’s Wish

Connect with us on Instagram @winstonswish

TikTok @talkgriefUK

YouTube @WinstonsWishCharity

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under. You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm):

📱 08088 020 021

📧 ask@winstonswish.org

💬 Live chat winstonswish.org or talkgrief.org

For out of hours mental health support, you can use Shout's 24/7 messenger service by texting WW to 85258 🤳 For urgent support, please call 999.

Kim (22) was bereaved of her mum to cancer just before she started university, and grief TikToker Ashley (27) joins the podcast to talk about her dad’s traumatic death during her early twenties. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers grieving within Black communities, funeral customs and traditions from Ghana and the Caribbean, and the pressure to be a “strong Black woman”. Content warning: cancer and the words ‘attacked and murdered’ to describe traumatic bereavement Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving young people. This episode was recorded over Zoom. This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity. Created by the Winston’s Wish Youth Team Produced and Edited by Jess, Winston’s Wish Connect with us on Instagram @winstonswish TikTok @talkgriefUK YouTube @WinstonsWishCharity If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under. You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 📱 08088 020 021 📧 ask@winstonswish.org 💬 Live chat winstonswish.org or talkgrief.org For out of hours mental health support, you can use Shout's 24/7 messenger service by texting WW to 85258 🤳 For urgent support, please call 999.

Angharad (21) was 14 and Zunera (18) was 17 when they both suddenly became bereaved of their dads through heart attacks. Now in early adulthood, Angharad is training to be a Primary School Teacher while Zunera is studying Medicine at Cambridge. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers ways to deal with the aftershock, milestones at school and university, and how grief inspired their career paths.

Content warning: sudden death and heart attacks.

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This episode was recorded over Zoom.

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity.

Created by the Winston’s Wish Youth Team

Produced and Edited by Jess, Winston’s Wish

Connect with us on

Instagram @winstonswish

TikTok @talkgriefUK

YouTube @WinstonsWishCharity

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under. You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm):

📱 08088 020 021

📧 ask@winstonswish.org

💬 Live chat winstonswish.org or talkgrief.org

For out of hours mental health support, you can use Shout's 24/7 messenger service by texting WW to 85258 🤳

For urgent support, please call 999.

Luca and Ashleigh both became bereaved in their teens of a parent to cancer following a shock diagnosis; now at university, they’re reflecting on their grief. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers pre-bereavement (grieving before someone dies), family life with a terminal illness, and being bereaved by cancer. Content warning: cancer and terminal illness. Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving young people. This episode was recorded over Zoom. This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity. Created by the Winston’s Wish Youth Team Produced and Edited by Jess, Winston’s Wish Connect with us on Instagram @winstonswish TikTok @talkgriefUK YouTube @WinstonsWishCharity If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under. You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm): 📱 08088 020 021 📧 ask@winstonswish.org 💬 Live chat winstonswish.org or talkgrief.org For out of hours mental health support, you can use Shout's 24/7 messenger service by texting WW to 85258 🤳 For urgent support, please call 999.

Toby and Elizabeth are both grieving for their dads and they are back on the podcast to answer some commonly searched and asked questions about grief. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers ways to support a grieving friend, coping with anxiety and sleep issues, and finding ways to accept that grief will never go away.

01:08 What does grieving look like for you?

03:24 What can you say to someone who is grieving?

05:15 How can I support my friend who is grieving?

07:12 What does grief do to your body?

12:05 How can grief affect relationships? (Friends, family)

16:48 How do I handle telling new people that my person has died?

19:14 How can grief affect decision making?

25:36 Does grief ever go away?

28:00 Can grieving make you forget things?

32:38 Will I ever be happy again, and will I ever stop crying?

36:53 What can a parent or supporting adult do to help a grieving teenager?

Content warning: suicide, sudden death, and grief throughout.

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving young people.

This episode was recorded over Zoom.

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity.

Created by the Winston’s Wish Youth Team

Produced and Edited by Jess, Winston’s Wish

Connect with us on Instagram @winstonswish

TikTok @talkgriefUK

YouTube @WinstonsWishCharity

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under.

You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm):

📱 08088 020 021

📧 ask@winstonswish.org

💬 Live chat winstonswish.org or talkgrief.org

For out of hours mental health support, you can use Shout's 24/7 messenger service by texting WW to 85258 🤳 For urgent support, please call 999.

Abigail is grieving for her older sister, who took her own life, and she’s back on the podcast to talk about ADHD and grief with Henri, whose mum died suddenly the day before her 11th birthday. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers the fear of forgetting little things about their person, their emotional attachment to photos and videos, and navigating grief with neurodiversity.

Content warning: suicide, sudden death, and grief throughout.

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving young people.

This episode was recorded over Zoom.

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity.

Created by the Winston’s Wish Youth Team

Produced and Edited by Jess, Winston’s Wish

Connect with us on Instagram @winstonswish

TikTok @talkgriefUK

YouTube @WinstonsWishCharity

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under. You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm):

📱 08088 020 021

📧 ask@winstonswish.org

💬 Live chat winstonswish.org or talkgrief.org

For out of hours mental health support, you can use Shout's 24/7 messenger service by texting WW to 85258 🤳 For urgent support, please call 999.

Daisy, now 15, is back on the podcast with Jess, 21, to talk about being bereaved of a parent through alcoholism. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers alcohol addiction, navigating grief alongside a sibling, and their different responsibilities as children in single parent households.

Content warning: alcoholism and grief throughout.

Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving young people.

This episode was recorded over Zoom.

This podcast is brought to you by Talk Grief powered by Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity.

Created by the Winston’s Wish Youth Team

Produced and Edited by Jess, Winston’s Wish

Connect with us on Instagram @winstonswish

TikTok @talkgriefUK

YouTube @WinstonsWishCharity

If you're affected by any of the issues in this episode and would like support with your grief, Winston's Wish can support anyone aged 25 or under. You can reach us on weekdays (8am-8pm):

📱 08088 020 021

📧 ask@winstonswish.org

💬 Live chat winstonswish.org or talkgrief.org

For out of hours mental help support, text WW to 85258 to speak with someone from our trusted partner, Shout. 🤳 For urgent support in a crisis, please call 999.