Dad Still Standing
To Heal or Not To Heal
Published: 22 May 2026 at 08:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
We’re back for Season 5 of Dad Still Standing, and we’re excited, raring to go, and so pleased to be bringing you our first ever video episode on Spotify and Youtube.
In this opening episode, To Heal or Not to Heal, we talk about one of the questions that often sits quietly in the background after loss: how quickly are you supposed to heal?
Is it okay if you feel ready to move forward sooner than people expect? Is it okay if years later you still feel like you’re carrying the weight of it every day? And what happens when family, friends, work, or the world around you seem to have their own timeline for your grief?
We explore the pressure to “be okay”, the guilt that can come with healing, the judgement that can come when you don’t, and why grief rarely follows the neat path people want it to.
As always, this is an honest conversation about life after baby loss, with all the mess, love, sadness and hope that comes with it.
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'Dad Still Standing' is a podcast about baby loss and grief and is a Factory Originals production.
