The Grief Gang

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast. This week, it's a Death Dilemma episode! Ayyyy! The episode where I and The Grief Gang community help tackle your Death Dilemma's together. An episode for you to offload those problems but to also share those happy and proud moments that spur you on in your grief. I love connecting with you all via these episodes. In this episode we cover...

Welcome back to this week's episode of The Grief Gang podcast. This week I was joined by Jess Bacon, writer and journalist. It was so wonderful to sit and chat with Jess about all things dad. Jess lost her dad just over 8 years ago. What made Jess's story so moving yet inspiring to me, was that her dad passed away on the morning of her first GCSE exam. Now, for those that remember sitting their GC...

This week I was joined by Frankie Davies, the wonder-woman behind the shop Pixie Divine. Like all good things, Pixie Divine was created with purpose. Frankie decided to create her shop after the loss of her mum, Sue, to a brain tumour in May last year. It's gone from strength to strength with Frankie broadening her inventory with different products. It was lush to chat with Frankie, especially abo...

Welcome back to The Grief Gang podcast with me, your host, Amber Jeffrey. This week I was joined by Raj Chagger to remember his son Riaan who passed away November last year at only 7 months. In this episode, Raj will take you back to that dreadful night where his and his wife Sharan's journey began.  I loved listening to Raj tell me about Riaan. Although his time here was short, he made a hug...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast. Thank you for being here! This week I was joined by Emmanuel Awoyelu as we speak about his 3 best friends, Jess, Idris and Raymond who he lost to a fatal car accident back when he was 17. A powerful conversation on the meaning of friendship and what theirs meant to him. Through those poignant moments in Emmanuel's teen life there was one r...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast. Thank you for being here. This week I was joined by yet again another wonderful guest who I have come to know and admire. Introducing Helen Smith, the lady behind @lockdowngrief on instagram. Helen lost her dad, Ian, over a year ago to covid-19. In this episode you will hear Helen recount how quickly things spiralled out of control, how he...

Welcome back to The Grief Gang podcast with me your host, Amber Jeffrey Your first episode of "The Death Dilemmas" (Not 100% on the subtitle, feedback is GREATLY appreciated ha!) This episode is the ep where the people of the GG community write in about their dilemmas, situations, scenarios and I do my best to help them out, be a listening ear and just hold the space. I am not a professional and n...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast. Can you believe it's that time again, bloody Mother's Day! It's been a whole year since I started doing the feature podcast episodes and passing the mic to you, the audience, to share all things about your lovely mums. As ever, I am so thankful you all choose to share these memories and words with me, thank you. It's a tough day for us, th...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast with me, Amber Jeffrey, your host! It's Christmas, and this year I wanted to give you, the listeners a chance to share a bit of your loved one with me and the audience. I asked on GG's instagram to all those interested, to share either a favourite Christmas memory with their loved one, a message for them...or both! The submission's that rol...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast. This week I was joined by one of the most wonderful and giving people in the online grief community, Shuma, the queen behind the account Spoken Grief. The reason why I say giving, is truly because I haven't come across someone who dedicates so much of their time and energy into providing a safe online space for the bereaved. Her page is fu...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast with me, your host, Amber Jeffrey. This week it's just little old me waffling away in your ear. More specifically, waffling away in your ear about religion and faith after the loss of a loved one. It's been something I've wanted to discuss on the podcast for a while, but was a bit sceptical. So I've taken the plunge, and asked you to do it...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast! This week I was joined by the fantastic Rachael Chadwick, the woman behind 60 postcards. In this episode, Rach and I speak on the loss of her mum Vivienne 8 years ago, how 60 postcards came to be and how she got Duchess Megan Markle involved! You will not want to miss out on this fantastic story. You can find Rachael and her beautiful jour...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast! This week I was joined by Louisa Harris, the lady behind the account It's All About August.  Louisa and her partner Liam sadly lost their baby girl August to Group B Strep, resulting in Louisa delivering August stillborn.  We recorded this episode 4 months to the date of August's birth. I sat in absolute awe as Louisa so bravely...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast! This week I was joined by the fabulous guest journalist, broadcaster, presenter and commentator, Afua Adom! You might recognise this beautiful woman if you have an obsession for ITV This Morning like I do, where she is absolutely smashing it on her appearances. It was a pleasure to sit down with her! In this episode, Afua and I discuss the...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast! This week I was joined by two fantastic men doing bits in the online male mental health and grief world, Ben and Jermaine, the creators of Thinking Out Loud podcast. The gents have lost both of their parents. Jermaine losing his parents within a year of each other and Ben losing both by the age of 19. Their podcast explores many topics. Ex...

Welcome back to another episode of The Grief Gang podcast. It's been a while, but this weeks ep is a GUEST EPISODE! With none other than the darling Poppy Chancellor, the founder of The GriefCase instagram page and monthly meet ups. We had so much fun recording. If you've watched Poppy and I on our lives, you'll understand why!  Poppy lost her father, Jock, 4 years ago. Her first 3 years of g...

Welcome back to the Grief Gang podcast.  It's Father's Day and it goes without saying, it is a tough day for all of you spending today without dad.  I decided to dedicate this Father's day episode exactly how I did Mother's day. By passing the mic over to you. Giving you all the opportunity to talk about your wicked Dad's. I thank each and everyone of you who wrote in about your dad. I h...

Welcome back to another episode from the Grief Gang podcast. This weeks episode may be something different from what you’re used to hearing from this podcast. But nonetheless, something that needs to be addressed today and always going forward. That is racism. In the past few weeks, the band aid has been ripped off, and the world has been forced to look at what the black community deal with every...

Welcome back to another episode from The Grief Gang Podcast with me, Amber Jeffrey. In this weeks episode, I wanted to discuss getting older. More specifically getting older without our loved one around. I just celebrated my 23rd birthday and thought it was very apt. I talk through some of my previous experiences and attitudes towards my birthdays over the last 3 years, what I've learnt from them...

Welcome back to another episode of the Grief Gang podcast. Right now, we are welcoming more members to the Grief community than ever. There are loved friends and family, passing everyday. There is also a mass fear, anxiety and pain for the loved ones of these people who have passed, that they will just become another number, another statistic in the ever rising death toll. But they are not. They a...

Welcome back to another episode of the Grief Gang podcast. This week I wanted to cover going back to work and my own experience with it, good and bad. How I carry my grief and my everyday working life, together. Going back to work is one of the hardest and in some cases easiest things to do after losing a loved one.  We all cope differently in our journeys. There is no manual to this! Happy l...

Welcome back to The Grief Gang podcast. It's Mother's Day and it goes without saying, it's a tough day for all of us Motherless children. If you're following the Grief Gang Instagram page, you will have seen a few weeks ago the idea I had for my mother's day episode. I wanted it to feature you. You the motherless children who inspire me everyday.  I asked you all to answer 4 questions 1) What...

Welcome back to another episode of the Grief Gang podcast. This week I was joined by Emma Winterschladen.  Emma is an editor for BEAST magazine, a food and travel editor for Liz Earle Wellbeing magazine and a freelance writer and illustrator. I came across Emma and her stunning writing through Instagram and fell into a deep rabbit hole. Her writing is stunning and moving and hits the nail on...

Welcome back to another guest episode of the Grief Gang podcast. This weeks guest, I met up with the founders of the New Normal Charity, Jack Baxter and Ben May. Both lads lost their dads. Jack's dad Dave, died of Skin Cancer in 2013. Ben's dad Steve, died of a brain tumour in 2016.  In this episode, we talk about both their individual stories, how the dynamic duo met and the outright bloody...

Welcome back to another episode of the Grief Gang Podcast! This week is another guest episode (You lucky things) This week I was joined by the fabulous Angharad George Carey, but most of you may know her as the host of The Daddy Issues Podcast. (And if you don’t, you really should) I met Angharad at a Grief meet up back in November, and we bonded immediately! She is pure electric and I am honoured...