Tomorrow Isn't Promised

In this episode, Sharon shares about the devastating death of her 20 year old brother when she was 14 and her chaotic teenage life that followed. It affected her mental health and later she had post natal depression and a further blip in her life in her 30's. Mental illness is discussed alongside the stigma associated with mental illness at the time and the negative words used to describe peop...

In this episode Jo shares how her husband dies suddenly from a heart attack. She talks about how shock carries you through in the first year and how you want to support your children. Friends and family are usually close at hand too. Second year is the hardest when reality hits.  School support was hit and miss. There was an ELSA support who listened. You have to be good cop and bad cop when you a...

In this episode Ruth shares about her miscarriages and the trauma and heartache on a family. Whist there is less organising to do in terms of funeral arrangements the grief for a life that was loved and wanted can be incredibly painful and made harder to bear when a medical report states 'missed abortion'. In summer 2024 this changed and people can now go on the government website and clai...

In this episode we see Barbara dealing with the sudden death of her husband and navigating funeral arrangements whilst in a fog.  As her teenagers push boundaries Barbara puts on her big girl pants, enforces the discipline her girls need and makes them her priority. She keeps busy whilst working for 'Singer' as a seamstress. Barbara never questions why and admits she doesn't know why. ...