Family Flowers Only by Grief Ireland

On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Diane Healy Diane is from Sligo, a Guard and mom to little Caol√°n. Diane first experienced grief when she lost her dad Hugh 6 weeks before her wedding to the love of her life Ronan. They went on to build a beautiful life together and during lockdown they were so content in their own little bubble with their new little baby when devastatingly tra...

On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Fiona Maguire Fiona hails from Dublin, a mom and a psychotherapist and Counsellor Fiona first experienced grief and loss in her life at the tender age of 9 years old, when she lost her mom at the age of 32 to cancer. Unfortunately tragedy would visit Fiona again when on her 13th wedding anniversary her beloved husband Mark took his own life at th...

On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Amy wall Amy lives in county Clare she is a mom to 3 children with 1 on the way and wife to Vinnie In March 2017, 11 weeks after their second child Mannix was born, Amy’s world was turned upside down when her husband Vinnie and her 3 year old daughter Estlin were involved in a serious collision whilst they were driving to Creche. What followed...

On todays episode of Family flowers only I talk to Thomas Kiely, husband to Angela and dad of Thomas J. Thomas and Angela were childhood sweethearts meeting in 4th class in school, and in Sept 2015 their world changed forever when Angela was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Angela had a long road and fought hard against the disease but sadly passed away in 2019. Thomas spoke to me so hon...

On todays episode of Family flowers only I talk to Louise Leye. Louise is from Galway and is mom to 3 beautiful kids, 2 are here with her and one lives in Heaven, her beautiful little girl Sadbh sadly was born sleeping. We spoke all about the stigma around stillbirth, the wonderful care and compassion her family received as they journeyed home to Ireland to lay Sadbh to rest and why its so importa...

On todays episode of Family flowers only I talk to Susan Moylan. Susan is a counsellor and CEO of the Stephen Moylan Foundation. In 2003 Susan was on holidays with her husband Sean and their children when Sean tragically died in his sleep with a virus in the brain at the age of 43. Sadly the tragedy didn’t end there when Susans beloved son Stephen died tragically in Spain at the young age of 30....

On todays episode of Family Flowers Only I talk to Alison Finnegan, wife of the late Anthony Anto Finnegan, beloved former Antrim GAA footballer and Captain. In 2012 Anto was diagnosed with Motor Neurone disease , a disease he bore with great courage strength and bravery. Along with his family he worked tirelessly to raise awareness and funds of MND. Anto sadly passed away in 2021 at the age of 48...

On todays episode of Family flowers only I talk to Peter Mahony, a therapist specialising in Grief in his own practice called by your side therapy. In May 2019 Peters world was rocked when he received a phone call to tell him his brother Andrew Mahony, a popular talented musician and Voice of Ireland star, had died by suicide. We spoke about what led up to that point, the endless questions after,...

On todays episode of "Family Flowers Only" I talk to Corinna Tolan. Corrina in her professional life is a skin expert and is at the helm of one of the most successful skincare practices in the country called Monica Tolan Beauty, she’s also a mum to 2 girls and the host of a successful podcast - "Skin Deep" Today we discussed her experience of Grief, loosing both of her parents, Francis and Monic...

On todays episode of "Family Flowers Only" I talk to Sinead Kavanagh better known as “The Beaut Truth’ online. A busy working mom Sinead spoke to me about loosing her beloved Dad Dessie from Brain Cancer. I got a real feel for how special their relationship was and the character Dessie was. We spoke about how difficult it was to navigate supporting her dad during his illness and particularly d...

Introducing Family Flowers Only -A podcast by Grief Ireland

Welcome to "Family Flowers Only" , a podcast by Grief Ireland about all things Grief, Love and Loss hosted by Kathie Stritch. A place to normalise grief, educate and have space. A place to remember, to share, to be heard, and to feel safe. In this episode host Kathie of Grief Ireland gives you a little background into why she set this podcast up, and her own personal story of Grief and Loss. Check...