Welcome to my relationship history, featuring grief… a whole decade of it. This episode is all about how the intensity of grief mixes with the intensity of relationships. Grief demands vulnerability and so do relationships and at times, this can be a tricky one to navigate. I tell Patrick about how I could prepare for a breakup in a way I didn’t prepare for my Mum dying. We discuss how I try and make space for grief in my relationships, rather than separating myself from it like I did at the start. I also go off on a tangent about therapy, and how I managed to make it back from Peru the day after finding out my Mum had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (something that involved three planes, a missed flight and a lot of crying).
If you have any thoughts, or reflections I’d love to hear them. Email me at FeelingGriefyElla@gmail.com
Here is my blog: https://www.cancerispants.co.uk/blog
I'll post a few pictures to go with each episode on Instagram. Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/ellalouisehowes
The artwork is by Amelia McCurdy, the music is by Eden Townend and the producer is Patrick Thomas.
Amelia - https://www.instagram.com/marigolddough/
Eden - https://soundcloud.com/eden-townend
Patrick - https://www.instagram.com/thepatrickt/
