Too Young to Grieve

The new year is supposed to feel hopeful. A fresh start. A reset. But when you’re grieving, it can feel heavy instead. In this episode of Too Young To Grieve , we talk honestly about what it’s like to enter a new year carrying loss, why it can feel harder than expected, what emotions often show up, and how to approach the year ahead without pressure or guilt. This episode covers: • Why the new yea...

People often talk about “moving on” after loss, but rebuilding feels far more honest. In this episode of Too Young To Grieve , Luke is joined by fitness coach and grief content creator Maximillian Maudsley for a grounded conversation about rebuilding life after losing a parent young. Together, we explore: • Why “moving on” doesn’t sit right for many grievers • What rebuilding actually looks like a...

Grief doesn’t just affect how you feel, it affects how you love, how you connect, and how you show up in relationships.* *Content note: This episode includes discussion around grief, mental health, and suicide. Please take care while listening. In this episode of Too Young To Grieve , Luke is joined by Madeline Eastwood, a grief and fitness-based content creator, for an honest conversation about h...

When you’re grieving, the things people say can really help… or really miss the mark. In this episode, we talk honestly about the best and worst advice people give after you lose someone, especially when you’re young and trying to understand a world that suddenly feels different. We cover things like: 💬 “It gets better with time” 💬 “You’ll move on eventually” 💬 “Stay busy so you don’t think abo...

Losing someone changes everything, including you. In this episode, we talk about what it really means to rebuild your life after loss. Not “bouncing back” or pretending you’re okay… but slowly finding your feet again when everything feels different. This isn’t a roadmap, it’s a reminder that there’s no right timeline and no perfect way to heal. In this episode, we cover: 🧠 Why grief changes your...

People show up heavily in the first few weeks of grief… then life goes quiet. In this episode, Luke breaks down why support fades, why it doesn’t mean people don’t care, and what you can actually do when the silence hits. A calm, honest conversation every young griever needs to hear.

The festive season hits different when you’re grieving. Everyone else is celebrating… and you’re just trying to get through the month. In this episode, we talk about why Christmas/Holidays and New Year can feel heavier, lonelier, and more overwhelming when you’ve lost someone, especially when you’re young and everyone around you expects you to be “fine again.” We dive into: 🎄 Why the holidays tri...

Anxiety after grief hits completely differently. It’s not just stress it’s fear, uncertainty, overthinking, and feeling like life can flip again at any moment. In this episode, Luke talks about what anxiety feels like after losing someone young, including his own first panic attacks at uni and how he kept everything bottled up instead of talking about it. We break down: 🧠 Why grief triggers anxie...

Joined by my good mate Zack, founder of Souls & Soles a community built around faith, purpose and helping others build connection again. We have been through a lot together so it was only right we spoke about grief, purpose, community, social media, and how life changes when you start doing something that means something. Zack shares how loss shaped the way he sees the world, what led him to c...

After loss, people check in for a few weeks and then life goes quiet. You’re expected to go back to normal, even though nothing feels normal anymore. This episode dives into the silent pressure to “be okay,” how grief lingers long after others move on, and what it really means to heal at your own pace. Raw, honest and comforting this one’s for anyone still trying to hold it together when the world...

After loss, the world stops feeling safe. The person who made life stable and predictable is gone, and suddenly everything feels uncertain from your confidence to your sense of control. This episode explores how grief shatters emotional safety, why anxiety and fear take over, and what it actually takes to rebuild trust in yourself again. A real, honest conversation about learning to feel grounded...

Grief doesn’t just take someone you love, it changes you. In this episode of Too Young to Grieve, I talk about what really happens after loss, especially when it happens young. When I was 21 and lost my dad, everything I thought I knew about life shifted. I always say there’s a life before grief and a life after grief. I went from shy and fearful to realising how short life is and that tomorrow’s...

Loneliness is one of the hardest parts of grief and it’s something almost every young griever experiences. When I lost my dad at 21, in my final year of uni, I often felt invisible. I’d sit in lecture halls full of people and feel completely alone. Nights out with friends, Christmas with family, even surrounded by people, I couldn’t shake the emptiness. In this episode of Too Young to Grieve , I t...

In my final year of university, at just 21, I lost my dad. At the time I felt completely alone in my grief. My friends were finishing degrees, starting jobs, living life — and I was trying to figure out how to keep going without the person who was meant to guide me through it all. Back then, I turned to podcasts every single day just to survive, but I quickly realised there wasn’t really a space f...