About the Episode
Have you ever said to a grieving friend or family member - ‘Let me know what I can do to help?’ This conversation gives some insight into why they might not ever ask. It also provides some ideas of tangible things you could actually do to help.
We also shared how important it is to simply be there for those close to you who are grieving. Helping with practicalities can also be the first step into making space for healing and non judgmental conversations about grief.
I spoke with Ashley-Anne Masters about all of this, our own grief experiences and how the internet can provide us with communities and human connection when we cannot confide in those close to us for a multitude of reasons.
Some Resources
https://www.frive.co.uk/gift-cards
https://www.cookfood.net/giftcards
https://clairebidwellsmith.com/
https://www.compassionatefriends.org/
The amazing book that my brain could not find the name of is Ashes to Admin by Evie King.
About the Podcast
Exploring and improving our relationship with death through respectful enquiry.
Here you’ll find conversations with those who work with the dead and grieving, in addition to episodes examining death through a lens of history & the arts, folklore and food.
We’ll take you from ancient funerary rituals to forensic anthropologists via green burials, disaster recovery and Persephone’s pomegranates. We hope the journey & stories will provide you with some of the knowledge and empathy you need to navigate this vast hidden world as well as shine a light on the kindness and tenderness displayed by those professionals who truly take care of our dead.
Contact: A Question of Death
