Persevering: Grief As Told By Young People

Grief When The Relationship Was Complicated

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Episode notes

How do you start to comprehend someone's death when the relationship you had with them was complicated? When your most prominent feelings are guilt, anger or jealousy rather than the sadness people often associate with death, it can be difficult to unpick. Join Harriet and Viola, part of a group of 16-20 year olds who have experienced bereavement, for a nuanced conversation as they reflect on a wide range of topics from absent relationships to finding something out later on that changes your perspective of the person you've lost.

Trigger warnings: suicide, domestic abuse and mental health difficulties

Episode created by: Viola and Harriet

Resources mentioned: @thegriefspace Instagram, Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, The Grief Gang podcast and @thegriefgang Instagram, and Never Have I Ever (Netflix).

We would love to hear from you! Share your own bereavement reflections by emailing [email protected] and our favourites will be shared on the podcast.

For more information about peer-support for young people who have been bereaved, visit www.letstalkaboutloss.org