Last week I was interviewed by the wonderful Viv Oyolo for her radio show ‘Dream Corner’.

You can listen to the interview here.

The interview is 1-hour long so you can either listen all the way through…or check out below where I have broken down the questions and topics by time, just in case you just want to listen to certain bits.

• cheesy music until – 1:40
• 3:48 – What is a grief specialist?
• 4:20 – How did I (Kristie) get into this work? (My story)
• 9:00 – So what is grief actually?
• (at 9:09 me laughing because Viv asked the question that I asked her to ask. I think I’m funny. I’m not. *Sigh*.)
• 11:07 – Beliefs around grief and the impact these have on whether you heal or not.
• 13:00 – The two biggest (and most damaging) beliefs around grief.
• 17:00 – What’s the average mourning period?
• 17:48 – Working with people who have lost a parent a long time ago.
• 18:59 – Around others not being comfortable talking about grief/death.
• 20:07 – What should you do/say to friends who have lost their mum or dad?
• 24:42 – When you’ve lost a parent, how do you deal with other’s reaction and sometimes lack of support?
• 28:05 – How do you cope with the void of a lost parent? What happens to the family when that space is empty?
• 33:46 -Dealing with the belongings of your parent after they have died.  How to handle it?
• 36:25 – How does your grief affect your relationship with your partner/spouse (and other areas of your life)?
• 38:50 – Why people don’t expect to get real help with their grief.
• 39:00  – Do you need to get help when your partner has lost a spouse?
• 40:10 – Do people get depressed as part of grief?
• 41:51 – At what point should people seek help with their grief? And why should you seek help?
• 46:30 – What if the grief doesn’t bring the family together, but instead drives them apart?
• 51:40 – If you are grieving AND have other stress and challenges in your life should you get help first with the other challenges and only then get help with the grief?  Would I (Kristie) work with these other areas?
• 59:40 More music. Not cheesy.

If you’re interested in checking out Viv’s radio show and listening to some of the interview’s you’ll find her here at Dream Corner.  I’ve listened to a couple and there are some fab interviews on there!

As usual, feel free to comment below with anything you’d like to say, share or ask. I’d love to hear from you.

Kristie

xx

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