Bonus Episode: Living with Grief and Tragedy, a Chat with a Friend

About this episode

Gretel le Maître discusses living with grief and tragedy in a heartfelt conversation with a friend.

Send us Fan Mail This evening I chatted with a friend who lives with grief for the loss of children and a husband. Please be aware that this might be upsetting. Support the show Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached 63,00...

People in this episode

Host: Gretel le Maître

Guest: friend

Topics covered

• grief
• loss
• tragedy
• mental health
• support

Keywords

• grief
• loss of children
• loss of husband
• mental health
• support

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