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The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossChris & Claire's top takeaways from 20 years of marriage#129. What are the most valuable things we've learnt - or think really matter - after 20 years of marriage?This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, exploring asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss.On 26 May 2025, we celebrated 20 years of marriage! It's a big deal for us as we love being married and find we don't have that much to celebrate in life! So we decided to sit down and discuss what we've learnt over the past two decades, and share what...
2025-05-271h 15The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss 62/101: Loss through menopause: Diane Danzebrink#127. Think menopause is just a physical change?What if we told you it can also bring grief, loss of identity, and a hit to your mental health?This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, exploring asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss.Loss #62 of 101: Loss through menopauseIn this episode, we welcome Diane Danzebrink, advocate, educator, and author of Making Menopause Matter. Diane experienced surgical menopause following surgery related to a potential ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2012. W...
2025-04-291h 16The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossChris & Claire's Reflections on Christmas & New Year#120. Well, after our 'looking ahead to Christmas' episode, how did it go? Were our festive hearts filled with joy? Or were there tears?!This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss, and we're Chris & Claire Sandys, your childless hosts.Every year, we dedicate an episode to sharing our thoughts and feelings about the Christmas season - before, and after, it happens. Now that the holiday buzz has settled and a new year has begun, we’re...
2025-01-2148 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossChris & Claire's Chatty Christmas Catch-Up#118. Struggling with the festive season? You're not alone. As a childless couple, we've been there too, especially when family is at the heart of so many celebrations. This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss, and we're Chris & Claire Sandys, your childless hosts.Every year we release an episode where we chat about how we're feeling about Christmas. We started with an episode in 2021, talking about how hard it felt and Chris' loss of Christmas...
2024-12-2354 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossNavigating Mother's Day when you're childless... again.#099. Here it is again - Mother's Day.As many mum's across the UK will be glowing with pride at the presents their children offer, other women will be wincing a little (or a lot) every time they see these words. Well, as a childless-not-by-choice (cnbc) woman I know how they feel, and I'm here to share how I'm learning to mark it without letting it mark me.This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around loss and grief and to see if hope can be found in 101 different...
2024-03-0942 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossChris & Claire chat Christmas and Childlessness#089. Christmas can be hard, and we've experienced that ourselves as a childless couple, especially at a time of year when family seems to be at the heart of most festivities. This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss, and we're Chris & Claire Sandys, your childless hosts.Every year we put out an episode where we chat about how we're feeling about Christmas. We started with an episode in 2021, talking about how hard it felt and...
2023-12-191h 00The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Shaken Baby Syndrome (with Michelle Fishpaw)#071. Michelle Fishpaw, a mother and teacher, is passionate about National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which falls worldwide in April. In these next 30 minutes you'll find out why. Let’s Chat episodes are where I (Claire Sandys, host) chat one-on-one to a guest who has experience or expertise in a particular area of loss.And my guest here is Michelle, joining me from her home - where she lives with her husband and two daughters - in Rhode Island, USA. In 2000, her baby daughter Claire - two days before her first birthday - was sha...
2023-04-2533 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: What happens if I let go?It can be tense living with hopeful expectations for the future but also unfulfilled expectations in your past. Do you ever feel the strain of holding those in tension and wonder - what if I just let go?This is a subject I'm blogging about because of the lovely Peter Ellis.One of the 'rewards' for supporting me monthly through buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhy is to choose a blog topic for me to mull over and write about, and this one was inspired by Peter.(Thank you, Peter, for your support - it means...
2023-04-0422 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossNavigating Mother's Day when you're childless#68. Many mum's across the UK are likely still glowing after a day of being celebrated, but maybe for you Mother's Day (or Mothering Sunday, to use the proper name) makes you wince a little (or a lot). Well, as a childless-not-by-choice (cnbc) woman I know how you feel, and I'm here to share how I'm learning to mark it without letting it mark me.This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around loss and grief and to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss....
2023-03-2140 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Is there hope in every season?Having blogged about every month of the year for the last 12 months (see series: 'To every thing there is a season'), I'm now reflecting and wondering if it's possible to find hope in all seasons.Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/istherehopeineveryseasonOur podcast is largely about loss and getting through grief, but it's also about hope. So, I'm...
2023-03-0716 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Living with loss (with Peter Ellis & Katrina McNamara)#066. Let’s Chat… about the complexities of living with a wide variety of losses; how we face them, share them, compare them and get through them. These Let’s Chat… episodes are for me (Claire Sandys) to chat one-on-one with a guest who has experience or expertise in a particular area of loss.However, in this Let’s Chat… I’m talking to TWO guests for the first time. Peter Ellis (Loss 32 - Loss of physical abilities after a stroke) has returned with his dear friend, Katrina McNamara. They spend a lot of time chatting a...
2023-02-2858 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Let's be loveDo you need a bit of love and hope this Valentine's Day? Wondering what love is and where to find it? Want to hear why it's better to define our lives by love, and not loss? Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/letsbeloveAs this episode goes out on Valentine's Day, a tricky day for some, I wanted to offer anyone fe...
2023-02-1421 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The season of FebruaryFebruary is here, the last month in my year-long series ('To every thing there is a season...'), so what can this short, love- and pancake-filled leap year month teach us about life? Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast.My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/theseasonoffebruary This My Why is the final month in my series looking at all the months of the year...
2023-02-0723 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss101 LOSS COUNTDOWN: 40 down, 61 to go#064. Another milestone reached! We've hit loss number 40 on our mission to explore 101 different types, meaning we only have 61 (!) to go.In this episode we (Chris & Claire Sandys) pause briefly to discuss what we've learned so far on this journey. What are the takeaways? What has encouraged us? What will we try in the future? What's most memorable about the last 10 losses we've explored?We're loving every second of talking to others on this podcast, but we're also learning a lot about healthy ways to process our own childlessness grief.And because we ask e...
2023-01-3148 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Grieving brains (with Mary-Frances O'Connor)#063. What is actually going on in the brain when we grieve? And how do grief and science work together?This Let’s Chat episode explores the affect of grief on the brain and whether science can help us understand grief and love, or even prepare for loss. These Let’s Chat… episodes pop-up every now and then instead our 101 loss episodes, as I (Claire Sandys) chat to a guest who has lived-experience or expertise in a particular area that can help us deal with, or prepare for, loss.In this Let’s Chat I’m talk...
2023-01-2438 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss in Ted Lasso: A sports comedy observedI love the comedy-drama Ted Lasso and so it was always going to be next on my list of TV programmes to explore on the podcast. Specifically around how the programme approaches loss and grief in Season 1.Welcome to The Silent Why, a podcast exploring every type of loss and grief and all the places we find them.I'm Claire Sandys and every now and then, among our regular episodes looking for 101 types of loss, I've decided to share another love of mine - commentating on fictional storytelling. And to remain on theme I'm going...
2023-01-1743 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The season of JanuaryWell, January is here, another marmite-month for many (in England that means you either love it or hate it), so what can we learn from the first month of the year?Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast.My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/theseasonofjanuaryThis My Why is number 11 of 12 blogs in the series ‘To every thing there is a season’, where on the firs...
2023-01-0623 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Food and grief (with Lisa Kolb Ruland)#059. What is the relationship between food and grief?This Let’s Chat… episode is exploring the relationship between food and grief. Does it help or hinder?Heal or hurt? These Let’s Chat… episodes pop-up every now and then instead of one of our 101 different types of loss, as I (Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast) chat to a guest who has lived-experience or expertise in a particular area that can help us deal with, or prepare for, loss.In this Let’s Chat… I’m talking to Lisa Kolb Ruland, a food editor...
2022-12-2037 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The art of making everyone welcomeBecause it is an art, not a science. Have you got someone coming to your family or group gathering and you're not sure how to include them and make them feel welcome? Maybe they're single, childless, divorced, grieving, unemployed, or just having a really tough time and you're keen for them to fit in. I'm here to help.Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast.My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it...
2022-12-1625 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The season of DecemberWell, December is here - love it or loathe it - we're in it, and what does it want to teach us this year? Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast.My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/theseasonofdecemberThis My Why is the next episode of my ‘To every thing there is a season’ series, where on the first Friday of the month for a whol...
2022-12-0928 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The season of NovemberI've berated November in many of my previous 'Season of...' blogs, so now it's here, do I still feel the same about this grey month?Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/theseasonofnovemberThis My Why is the next episode of my ‘To every thing there is a season’ series, where on the first Friday of the month for...
2022-11-0422 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossGrief in Ghosts: The BBC sitcom observedI love the BBC TV sitcom Ghosts and so when I watched an episode in the latest series that revolved around grief and loss (the very themes my podcast is based on) I just had to re-watch it. Twice. And then I thought, why not share my musings with you too? And so a new addition to The Silent Why family was created.Welcome to The Silent Why, a podcast exploring every type of loss and grief and all the places we find them.I'm Claire Sandys and every now and then, among our regular...
2022-10-2828 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Understanding ourselves better through the Enneagram (with Lori Alcorn)#055. Let’s Chat… about you, me and personality.More to the point, how can a personality tool lead us towards knowing more about who we are and how we can better navigate loss, grief and stress. These Let’s Chat… episodes pop-up every now and then instead of one of our 101 different types of loss, as I (Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast) chat to a guest who has experience or expertise in a particular area that can help us deal with, or prepare for, loss.In this Let’s Chat… I welcome bac...
2022-10-2539 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Hermontage III’m back with another episode full of hope and encouragement from our podcast guests.Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/hermontage2Yes our podcast is about loss but it's also about hope. And the biggest dollop of hope we've received so far comes from our guests and their answers to the final question we always ask - "Wh...
2022-10-2110 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Are you lonely?Loneliness is a huge thing in our society today and I'm learning how closely linked it is to loss.Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/areyoulonelyMother Teresa said: "Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty." In world where we are more connected than ever, we are also more lonely than eve...
2022-10-1415 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss 35/101: Loss of photos: Chris & Claire Sandys#053. We've all done it haven't we? Lost, damaged or deleted important photos and videos with absolutely no way of retrieving them. There's that sinking feeling followed by a knot in your stomach as you realise what just happened. Loss #35 of 101 - Loss of photosThis is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around loss and grief and to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss.This week, we (your hosts, Chris & Claire Sandys) are back to share a personal loss we went through l...
2022-10-1131 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The season of OctoberLast October I wrote a blog/episode called 'The Autumn Fall' about how autumn teaches us how beautiful it can be to let things go. I was fully expecting to be writing along the same lines this year, but to my surprise I was feeling very different.Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/theseasonofoctoberThis My Why is t...
2022-10-0718 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: 1 year in: how I created a podcastA lot of people are curious about how to create your own podcast, so on the first anniversary of The Silent Why I thought I'd share my advice with you. This is my brief overview of what it takes to create and launch a podcast, and why we called ours The Silent Why.Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys (co-host of The Silent Why podcast). My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/howicreatedapodcast
2022-09-3015 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Returning to work after pregnancy loss & infertility (with Jackie Mancinelli)#051. Let’s Chat… about the challenges of returning to work for teachers after pregnancy loss and infertility. Educators don’t just have adult colleagues to navigate when going back to work after loss but also classrooms full of students. These Let’s Chat… episodes pop-up every now and then instead of one of our 101 different types of loss, as I (Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast) chat to a guest who has experience or expertise in a particular area that can help us deal with, or prepare for, loss.In this Let’s Chat… I chat...
2022-09-2735 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Feeling the funeral feelingsTurns out - there's no 'fun' in funeral. They're just a really awkward, painful necessity to endure when someone dies. Or are they?This week I share why I didn't want to attend family funerals, how my view has now changed, the value they hold in the grieving process, how mourning allows our grief space, and how not hiding death away allows us to face it and understand it more. I also share some tips for surviving those lonely days that follow. One day in the future you will most likely fin...
2022-09-2320 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossA funeral observed: Chris & Claire Sandys#050. For this special episode we (your hosts, Chris & Claire) shared some thoughts and reflections while watching the live televised state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London (a mere few hours drive from where we live in England). For this episode there's no script, no editing of what we say (partly because there's music in the background a lot and that makes it nearly impossible!), no prior discussion, just us pressing record on our phones when we had something to share or capture.Following 10 days of national mourning in the UK and 4 d...
2022-09-2032 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Grief is on the heirAs the UK remains in a period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there’s a lot we can learn about our own response to it. And what does national mourning actually look like when you swap a Queen for a King?Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/griefisontheheirIt struck me as I was...
2022-09-1618 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss 33/101: Loss of a Queen: Chris & Claire Sandys (and friends)#049. Reflections on, and tributes to, our longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, after the announcement of her death three days ago.Elizabeth Alexandra May Windsor21.04.1926 - 08.09.2022We never considered that in the short time we'd be exploring 101 losses, we'd need to hastily prepare an episode on the loss of our Queen. Yet here we are.Loss #33 of 101.At 7pm on Thursday 8 September 2022 the UK was stunned by a statement from 'His Majesty the King'. Just 30 minutes earlier, news had officially been shared that HM the Queen had died.
2022-09-131h 09The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Thank you, Your MajestyEarlier today our country was told that our Queen, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, had died. These are my reflections, written just hours after receiving the news, on the loss of our Queen. A huge loss for a grieving world, a history-changing loss to our grieving nation and a personal loss to a grieving family.Dedicated to the memory of Queen Elizabeth II:Elizabeth Alexandra May Windsor21.04.1926 - 08.09.2022Rest in peace ma'am, for your peace has been well earned.I’m Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast, and M...
2022-09-0910 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Back to School Pain (with Elizabeth Leon)#048 If you're feeling any pain with the words 'back to school' - this episode is for you. This last-minute Let's Chat... episode was inspired by a very honest Instagram video that I saw posted by a previous guest about the pain of ‘Back to School’ week. I know it’s a hard time for a lot of people, because it is for me too, so I reached out to this person to see if she’d return to The Silent Why to chat to me about it. And she said 'yes!' So I’m putting the episode str...
2022-09-0648 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The season of SeptemberSeptember, seemingly a season of holding things in tension, or that's what's come to mind for me when ponding on this month.Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys (co-host of The Silent Why podcast). My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post, and if you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/theseasonofseptemberThis My Why is the next episode of my ‘To every thing there is a season’ series, where on the first Friday of the month for a year I am sh...
2022-09-0216 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: A Sky Full of Scars by Coldplay (& Claire)Last Saturday (20 August 2022) Chris and I went to see Coldplay at Wembley Stadium in London, part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour. It was an amazing experience. Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/askyfullofscarsWatching some people being interviewed about their favourite Coldplay songs on social media, before seeing them perform, I realised how many people connect wi...
2022-08-2607 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Funeral Celebrants (with Evelyn Calaunan)#046. What's it like to spend your day job leading other people's funerals? And what are the top things you should put in place for your own?Welcome back to Let’s Chat…These episodes pop-up every now-and-then instead of one of our 101 different types of loss, as I (Claire Sandys, one of the co-hosts of The Silent Why podcast) chat to a guest who has experience or expertise in a particular area that can help us deal with, or prepare for, loss.In this Let’s Chat… I speak to Evelyn Calaunan about being a F...
2022-08-2341 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Why is asking for money so hard?Urgh. Providing creative content and hoping you can get paid for it is hard and confusing, but I think I've worked out why I had such a problem asking for money and how a shift in my mindset can help me, and my audience.Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast.My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/askingformoneyI'm plagued by the word 'monetization' at...
2022-08-1919 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Is your grief soft or spiky?What form and shape does your grief take right now? Because working that out can actually help you through it, and those around you. Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/softorspikyAround our village this week we've seen a lot of soft, spiky things floating around (I can even see one now out of the window!), and being a cu...
2022-08-1213 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss101 LOSS COUNTDOWN: 30 down, 71 to go#044. Another milestone reached! We've hit loss number 30 on our mission to explore 101 different types, meaning we only have 71 (!) to go.In this episode we (Chris & Claire Sandys) pause briefly to discuss what we've learned so far on this journey. What are the takeaways? What has encouraged us? What will we try in the future? What's most memorable about the last 10 losses we've explored?We're loving every second of talking to others on this podcast, but we're also learning a lot about healthy ways to process our own childlessness grief.And because we ask e...
2022-08-0940 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: The season of AugustWhat can we learn from this month that helps us the rest of the year?This My Why is the next episode of my ‘To every thing there is a season’ series, where on the first Friday of the month for a year I am sharing lessons I’m learning from each month of the year, and we’ve reached August.Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys (co-host of The Silent Why podcast). My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can f...
2022-08-0516 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: It's not Me vs YouStrap yourself in, because I'm on my soapbox this week!Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys (co-host of The Silent Why podcast).My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/itsnotmevsyouOver the last few years I’ve had an increasing number of discussions with people on topical issues and subjects. Through these I've noticed how many people are feeling the pressure to pick one side, and tear apart the other side. When did...
2022-07-2919 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLet's Chat... Environmental and Ecological Grief (with Dr Kriss Kevorkian)#042. Did you know you can feel 'environmental or ecological grief'? Find out more in this episode about what it is and who is feeling it.Welcome to Let’s Chat… These episodes pop-up occasionally instead of one of our 101 different losses, as I (Claire Sandys, one of the co-hosts of The Silent Why podcast) chat to a guest who has experience or expertise in a particular area that can help us deal with, or prepare for, loss.In this Let’s Chat… we hear from Dr Kriss Kevorkian about Environmental and Ecological Grief.And I'm...
2022-07-2637 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: My biggest fanOn the hottest day ever in the UK it seems appropriate to finally introduce you to my biggest fan. Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys (co-host of The Silent Why podcast). He's tall, got a big head, a lazily chosen name, and has been my editing colleague all day, but he’s also sparked thoughts about the importance of embracing my uniqueness, and I want encourage you to do the same. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find...
2022-07-2211 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossBLOG: My Why: Griefstroke - symptoms and remediesSo, as it hots up here in the UK for summer, I decided that the symptoms of heatstroke are pretty similar to that of grief, or griefstroke if you will, but are the remedies the same? Plenty of water, wet flannel, moving to a cool place, cold packs in the armpits... Let's find out.Welcome to another My Why from Claire Sandys (co-host of The Silent Why podcast). These episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post. If you'd prefer to read it, you can find it here: thesilentwhy.com/post/griefstrokeFor...
2022-07-1511 minThe Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossMy Why: Catch-up, cancer, chemo and eyebrows with Katie Joy DukeI wanted to have another chat with Katie after her diagnosis with breast cancer, to find out about the losses attached to a diagnosis like this, and how they differed from the loss of her daughter.Welcome to another My Why from me, Claire Sandys, co-host of The Silent Why podcast. My Why episodes are weekly audio shorts of my latest blog post, but this one is a bit different as I'm using this episode to catch-up with a previous Silent Why guest who has been through extra losses since we met her in early 2022.C...
2022-07-0827 min