"The things I hadn't dealt with." | Childhood loss and delayed grief recovery
About this episode
Josh discusses delayed grief, identity, and the power of storytelling in this episode.
Josh was 12 when his life changed. But the enormity of that moment took years to surface. This episode explores delayed grief, childhood bereavement, and how children process loss without the language to understand it at the time. It also looks at how creativity becomes a form of survival, and how storytelling can help us make sense of what we couldn’t process when it first happened. Listen to Josh's song "Life as a Fleeting Bird" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0EkW0sS6uYlfXB7InWl40o?si=40c3280ab1ed497c www.somethingshifted.co.za Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio Listen to Something Shifted: The Soundtrack on Spotify
Topics covered
- grief
- identity
- creativity
- storytelling
Keywords
- loss
- music
- art
- conversation
- self-discovery
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