Grief In Common

For season 5 of Grief in Common, we’re sharing minisodes – shorter episodes focusing on a specific aspect of grief. First up, Abigail, Ella, and Vee share their thoughts about how grief affects their work, school, college, and everyday life from time to time.     Content warning: grief and death   Please rate and subscribe to help us reach more grieving people.   This episode was recorded over Zoo...

Highlights from season 4 of Grief in Common, the youth-led podcast created by our Youth Team of bereaved 13-25 year olds. Topics we discussed this season included: planning funerals, LGBTQ+ identity discovery, grief support in education, milestones and grieving as a young man, coping with grief at Christmas, conversations with a former teacher, young carers, and grief over time. Listen to all epis...

A few years ago, Ella (22) was bereaved of her best friend and Amy (20) of her mum. In this episode, they reflect on their grief journeys and how they have changed from the first year of survival mode to now being able to look to the future. The conversation covers how their relationships with family and friends have changed, ways they honour their person in day to day life, and coming to terms wi...

Toby (20) and Iman (24) were both young carers for their dads from childhood into their teens, and discuss the responsibilities of caring for a seriously ill parent. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers the impact on their childhoods, grieving while someone is alive, and feelings of both relief and guilt when th...

Miranda (19), whose dad died when she was 17, talks to her former teacher, Emily, about the grief support she received at school. The conversation covers how to tell the school and teachers, the importance of being as flexible as possible with schoolwork, and the impact of having a safe space and someone to talk to. Emily shares her perspective as a teacher building trust with a bereaved student a...

Christmas is over, let's look to the New Year. We're rebooting this episode from season 3, where Grace and Olivia share their experiences and provide some advice for other grieving young people. We’re back to kickstart season 3 of Grief in Common with Olivia and Grace, who both lost their dads to cancer aged 11 and 8. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also fi...

Nina (24), Vee (17), Troy (22) and Miranda (19) were all bereaved as teenagers and young adults and share how they cope with the Christmas season without their people. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers the pressure to celebrate Christmas like nothing has changed, the new festive traditions they have started, ...

Jake (23) and Ben (21) were both bereaved of a parent and struggled with their grief during their teenage years. In this episode, they explore the feelings of isolation, anger, and wanting to remove the stigma of asking for help as a young man. The conversation covers acting as the ‘class clown’, getting into trouble, and coping with milestones like college, graduation, and the idea of becoming a...

Breaking news! 4 in 5 bereaved students give grief support in education a fail. In this episode, Nell (23) and Abigail (21) are joined by Letizia, Winston’s Wish Deputy CEO and Director of Services to talk about the lack of bereavement support in education and how we're changing that. Grieving students can often struggle at school with attendance, behaviour and learning – many being labelled a...

Abigail (21) and Toby (20) are both part of the LGBTQ+ community, and they were both bereaved by suicide when they were teenagers. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers coming out, navigating suicide bereavement as a teen, and coming to terms with their person never knowing about their sexuality and gender identi...

Welcome back to Grief in Common, it’s season 4! Jess (21) appears on the podcast for the first time alongside Grace (24). Both were bereaved of their dads and find comfort in humour and speaking openly about their experiences. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers traditions at funerals, sitting exams straight af...

With exam results days and university on the horizon, we've rebooted this podcast episode from season 1. Listen to Abigail and Annabelle share their experiences of grieving while at uni. What is it like to grieve away from home? Annabelle’s dad died when she was in her second year of university, while Abigail’s sister died six years ago when she was still at school, but they both agree that li...

To help you manage your grief this summer, we've relaunched this podcast episode from season 1, which focuses on telling your friends about your bereavement. Do people treat you differently after a bereavement? Daisy (13) and Rosie (22) had very different ways of telling their friends and classmates that their dads had died and found people responded in unexpected ways. In this episode, they e...

From the vault! To help you manage your grief this summer, we've rebooted this podcast episode about grief and travelling. Is it easier or harder to cope with grief away from home? 14 years after Grace’s dad died, she spent a whole summer abroad, which is the longest she’s ever been away from her mum. Nell went travelling just a few months after her sister died, and they both found that grief...

From the vault! We've rebooted our first-ever podcast episode to celebrate two years of creating Grief in Common with our incredible and diverse Youth Team. How can grief be so different yet the same? Ghislaine doesn’t remember her dad, who died 24 years ago when she was just a week old, whereas Angus (25) has 21 years of memories of his mum before she died. In this episode, they explore their...

Beth and Ella return for the second episode of the collaboration with Teapot Trust to talk about how medical professionals and support networks can help grieving young people with chronic illnesses. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers their frustrations with separating grief from chronic illness, advocating for...

Five young people with chronic illnesses talk openly about managing their grief while being mindful of the impact on their health. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers: grieving within the chronic illness online community; navigating funerals and events with additional needs like travel, food, and accessibility;...

Kim (22) was bereaved of her mum to cancer just before she started university, and grief TikToker Ashley (27) joins the podcast to talk about her dad’s traumatic death during her early twenties. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers grieving within Black communities, funeral customs and traditions from Ghana and...

Angharad (21) was 14 and Zunera (18) was 17 when they both suddenly became bereaved of their dads through heart attacks. Now in early adulthood, Angharad is training to be a Primary School Teacher while Zunera is studying Medicine at Cambridge. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers ways to deal with the aftershoc...

Luca and Ashleigh both became bereaved in their teens of a parent to cancer following a shock diagnosis; now at university, they’re reflecting on their grief. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers pre-bereavement (grieving before someone dies), family life with a terminal illness, and being bereaved by cancer. Co...

Toby and Elizabeth are both grieving for their dads and they are back on the podcast to answer some commonly searched and asked questions about grief. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers ways to support a grieving friend, coping with anxiety and sleep issues, and finding ways to accept that grief will never go...

Abigail is grieving for her older sister, who took her own life, and she’s back on the podcast to talk about ADHD and grief with Henri, whose mum died suddenly the day before her 11th birthday. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers the fear of forgetting little things about their person, their emotional attachmen...

Daisy, now 15, is back on the podcast with Jess, 21, to talk about being bereaved of a parent through alcoholism. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers alcohol addiction, navigating grief alongside a sibling, and their different responsibilities as children in single parent households.    Content warning: alcohol...

Nell and Amelia were each suddenly bereaved of a sibling 3 years ago and have both navigated awkward conversations about their grief with their families. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers their mutual travelling experiences to Southeast Asia, how content creation helps them cope with their grief, and finding the p...

Hayden (16), whose nan died when he was 14, addresses the stigma surrounding young male grief with Alfie Watts, Ambassador, from Race Across the World 2024. In this episode, they explore their different grief journeys but also find plenty of common ground. The conversation covers navigating grief with autism, masking mental health around friends, and finding your passion for the future.    Content...