When Home Hurts More Than it Heals

When Home Hurts More Than it Heals

From It's a Drama Podcast by Liz Deacle and Brian Deacle

March 5, 2026 · 34 min · Season 1 · Episode 229

About this episode

Liz and Brian share their thoughts on home and healing while house-sitting in Canada.

Brian, Liz and their two adult kids are house-sitting in British Columbia, Canada, for three months. Last week, they received a comment on their YouTube channel asking, "Where do you call home? " Today, they take you for a walk around their temporary Canadian neighbourhood and share their unscripted, vulnerable thoughts and feelings about Canada, New Zealand, leaving their kids, healing, and... a few other things I won't write here. Thank you. We love you, and we appreciate you more than you can imagine. Please don't forget to subscribe and say hi in the comments ❤️ Kia Kaha, Liz and Brian x Links mentioned in the show: 🇳🇿 LOVE NEW ZEALAND and want to know what life is like there? SIGN UP for our FREE 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE to Life in New Zealand . We will share 5 short videos revealing secrets that only a local could know. (PS: They're free). ❤️Join Liz's inner circle. Liz's free newsletter is here Liz's new book: You Won't Just Cry When They Die: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Reality of Grief If you are struggling and hurting right now, please know you are not alone. I wrote this little book to be a gentle companion for those who are grieving, to feel less alone. survive, cope…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian, Liz

Topics covered

  • home
  • family
  • travel
  • healing
  • Canada
  • New Zealand

Keywords

  • vulnerability
  • YouTube
  • neighborhood
  • grief

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Discovery Cars, TorFX, 5-DAY VIDEO GUIDE to Life in New Zealand, Liz's free newsletter, You Won't Just Cry When They Die: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Reality of Grief

Books & works: You Won't Just Cry When They Die: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Reality of Grief, The Travel Bog Diaries - one woman's hilarious confessions of surviving

Places: British Columbia, Canada, New Zealand

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