In this episode of The Grief Lounge, I’m joined by author Sacha Hughes for a conversation about mother loss, grief, healing and the ways bereavement can shape our lives long after someone dies.

Sacha lost her mum to cancer when she was just 24 years old and in this conversation she speaks so openly about what happened afterwards. The grief, the self-sabotage, the drinking, the partying, searching for love, trying to outrun the pain and eventually finding herself again.

We speak about grief after losing a parent, the impact bereavement has on your mental health, identity loss, relationships, motherhood, spirituality and learning how to live alongside grief rather than fighting against it.

Sacha also shares the story behind her novel Love, Grief and More Sex Than Pinot, inspired by her own experiences of grief, healing and self-discovery.

Although the book has humour, chaos and funny moments running through it, underneath it I could really feel the loneliness of grief and the ways we sometimes try to distract ourselves from pain we don’t yet know how to carry.

For me, the character feels lost in so many ways. Trying to outrun grief, trying to fill the emptiness, trying to find herself again in a world that no longer feels the same.

Because grief is messy. It changes you. It cracks you open and leaves you trying to rebuild around the missing pieces.

This episode will resonate if you have experienced:

• mother loss
• grief after losing a parent
• cancer bereavement
• emotional trauma after loss
• self-sabotage and grief
• grief and alcohol
• loneliness after loss
• healing after bereavement
• identity loss after grief
• complicated grief
• mental health struggles after loss

As always on The Grief Lounge, this is an honest conversation about grief, love, loss and the reality of trying to rebuild your life after losing someone you love.

Guest: Sacha Hughes
Book: Love, Grief and More Sex Than Pinot

If you would like to connect with Sacha you can find her website here:- www.sachahughes.com

instagram https://www.instagram.com/sachahughes/

facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SachaHughesAuthor?locale=en_GB

link to purchase Love, Grief and More Sex Than Pinot https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=love+grief+and+more+sex+than+pinot&crid=32NTM2G31DTL4&sprefix=love+grief+%2Caps%2C128&ref=nb_sb_ss_mvt-t11-ranker_1_11

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