Bereaved Parents Podcast

** New Episode Alert ** Episode 17 – No-Ho-Ho: Surviving Festivities

We are honoured to bring you new episodes launched on Thursday 12th September 2024.  We will be releasing an episode a week so please check this page every week!  The first series of the podcast was released on the 27th May to coincide with the 6th anniversary of Debbie losing her son, Dan Robinson, after he was killed by a speeding driver in Sheffield in 2018.

You should be able to find us wherever you listen to podcasts, including Spotify, Apple and Amazon (see button links below in our footer).  We will be posting links each week from our bereaved parents’ club Facebook, Instagram and Twitter account so please give us a follow and share with anyone you think it will help.

Here is the episode listing released so far:

  1. Trailer
  2. The Newly Bereaved (featuring Michelle Meredith from the Child Death Helpline)
  3. A New Purpose: Reuben’s Retreat
  4. Dave’s Story: Losing George, Finding Support (featuring Mentell and Stockport County!)
  5. Stories and Support: The Compassionate Friends Library
  6. Giving Back: Batten’s Disease and Befriending (featuring the Batten’s Disease Family Association)
  7. Research and Resources: Grief Etiquette and Continuing Bonds (featuring Dr Jennie Dayes from Manchester Metropolitan University and Legacy and Love)
  8. Finding Hope: Sudden Death, Organ Donation and Fi’s legacy (featuring Vicki Caldwell and FEES Fund) 
  9. Bereaved Parents’ Day Special – Aisha Peters and Damali Beautiful Vision CIC
  10. Year Two with Clare Louise author of and always Annaliese
  11. Black Baby Loss – Pete’s story
  12. Back to Work: Jillian Bain talking through the complexities of grief and returning to work
  13. The Exclusive Club That Dads Don’t Wanna Belong To: Trevor Dwyer-Lynch talks about the death of his son Jordan, the Dads podcast and writing grief poetry
  14. Legacy of Leo: Jess talks about losing their baby Leo and how she has advocated for greater awareness of LGBT+ baby loss experiences
  15. Caitlin’s Campaign: Sharron talks about her lovely daughter, her grief, and her determination to make our roads safer
  16. My Brother: Shushma Jain shares her story of losing her brother Arvind and why siblings are ‘forgotten mourners
  17. No-Ho-Ho: Surviving Festivities – Listen to Abi May and Debbie discuss the difficulties of seasonal festivities and suggest a few things that just might help