The Silent Why: Grief, Loss, and the Search for Hope
Can hope exist in every kind of grief and loss? Claire Sandys is on a mission to find out, exploring 101 different kinds of loss, including the end of a marriage, loss of a limb, loss through addiction, the death of a child, and all the other losses nobody sends a card for.
In each of the 101 loss episodes, a real person shares their story and ends with their Herman: a takeaway for finding hope or meaning in grief. A Herman can be a song, a saying, or a belief, and there’s a little crocheted grief companion called a Herman too.
Claire is often joined by her husband Chris for chats and interviews. As a childless-not-by-choice couple, they know what it’s like to face a grief the world has no word for.
New ad-free episodes every other Tuesday.
New here? Start with Loss 3 for more about our childless journey, “What’s your Herman?” to find out what a Herman is, or browse our loss list so far at thesilentwhy.com/101losses.
The Silent Why: Grief, Loss, and the Search for Hope
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An update for all you lovely people!
Just a little update from us to let you know that we're still here, and we haven't forgotten about you or the podcast. ❤️We know that lately we've been a little too 'silent' and so we wanted to tell you 'why'! 😉As much as we'd l...
A loss, a quick update, and a thankyou!
Just a very quick update from us.We’ve experienced a loss of our own over the last three weeks, which means our return to the podcast will be delayed a little longer than we’d hoped.We wanted to let you know, rather than leave y...
A podcast milestone, a chatty catch-up, and a summer pause
#154. Join your two favourite hosts as we celebrate (or try to!) a podcast milestone, chat about life, and explain our podcast plans for the summer.We (Chris & Claire!) are revelling in a huge podcast achievement in this episode, an...
Let's Chat... Where to place our focus in grief (Karen Sutton)
#153. Let's chat... about where we place our focus in grief.Welcome to another Let’s Chat episode, where instead of continuing our 101 Types of Loss list, I (Claire Sandys) sit down with guests who have expertise and personal insight in...
The Grief Toolshed: Chair & blanket - it's all about the self care
#152. How can a metaphorical chair and a blanket help us in grief? Let's find out.This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent...
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