This is just a short hello to let you know we are having a three-week break from releasing episodes as normal. We wanted to offer a short explanation, so this mini episode explains why The Silent Why won't appear in your feed until the beginning of December 2022.
Out of the two of us, Claire carries the bulk of the load with the mission to explore 101 different types of loss, and producing two episodes a week demands a lot of time, effort, energy and emotion. While we love it, we don't want this to drown out her other passions, such as creative writing, and so we're scheduling occasional breaks like this to allow her to stop and check our priorities.
Plus, it's also important to make time to focus on our own loss and check-in with that, so that's what much of November 2022 will be about for us.
We have some brilliant people to introduce you to in December so we're excited about coming back refreshed and reenergised ...and hopefully another step closer to publishing a book!
In the meantime, if you'd like to support the show with your time, money or encouragement, visit: www.thesilentwhy.com/support to see how to do that.
And a special thanks to Chris for the sound effects in this episode. ;)
Hello, welcome to the Silent Why podcast. This is just a quick sort of announcement type episode to let you know that we won't be putting out any episodes for the next three weeks.
Chris:
(sad noise)
Claire :
This is the first time since we started the podcast that we're doing this (except the week I had Covid, when Chris did put out The Silent Wife instead!)
Chris:
(snigger)
Claire :
On the whole we feel the importance of putting out episodes every week, especially at times like Christmas when it might be tempting to stop, because people suffering loss and grief are always around, and always looking for company. In fact last year over Christmas and New Year we upped the number of episodes we did and put one every day for 5 days.
Chris:
(hurrah)
Claire :
I’m not necessarily promising that this year, but you know, I just want to show that we’re committed. However, as we’re going away for a week in November, I thought I’d take the opportunity to do some different things either side of that, like catching up on podcast admin, and giving some attention to my novel and writing. So The Silent Why won’t be releasing any new episodes for the next 3 weeks. Don’t fear though, we've already got some great interviews recorded and ready to go for when we start back on the first week of Dec. And of course, I’ll be doing‘The Season of December’ blog’ on the first Friday - can’t miss that one! And I’m confident that when I get back I’ll have lots of new thoughts and exciting things to share with you.
Chris:
(Ooooo)
Claire : Russel Eric Dobda said:
“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.” I've also always got my own grief to think through and take time over every now and then. With the childless life I'm finding there's always new things that get to my heart a little bit and press on it in a way that makes me realise it's still bruised, so I want to make sure I'm acknowledging those feelings, as so many of our guests have recommended.
Chris:
(agree noise)
Claire :
So, this break will give you new listeners time to catch up on past episodes, and as it’s busy time of year for a lot of others you can be busy knowing you're not missing anything. But of course, don't find other podcasts and not come back to us.
Chris:
(nooo)
Claire :
And don’t forget, if you'd like to support my work there's a page on our website called support which shows you all the ways you can encourage me, whether financial or just with a little bit of your time.
Chris:
(slowish keyboard taps)
Claire :
And word of mouth is a great way to share stories of loss to help others going through hard times, and e all know someone going through something tough, so why not send them an episode that might encourage them, or give them a call and tell them about the podcast.
Chris:
(phone call immitation?!)
Claire :
And if you know someone going through something hard but don't quite know what to say to them, check out my ‘How to speak to the grieving’ episode or blog, or listen to one of guests that’s been through something similar to hear about what they needed.
Chris:
(furious keyboard tapping)
Claire :
Thank you for listening to our podcast, it means the world that people want to join us on this journey. And we’re gonna be back very soon.
Cynthia Mendenhall, said this:
“No matter how strong or strong-willed you are, you cannot live a stressful, maxed-out life without that pace eventually biting you in the butt. It is necessary to take breaks, set parameters, and be kind to yourself if you want to continue making an impact in your little corner of the world.” And so that’s why I’ll be back because I really do want to do that.