S4 - EP-9 - She Died Protecting Her Children: Stuart Green on Love, Loss and What Comes Next

S4 - EP-9 - She Died Protecting Her Children: Stuart Green on Love, Loss and What Comes Next

March 30, 2026 · 50 min · Season 4 · Episode 9

About this episode

Stuart J Green shares his harrowing story of love and loss after the murder of his wife Maya, exploring the challenges of parenting through trauma and grief.

In this episode, Rosie Moss speaks with Stuart J Green, author of The Regenerative Leap , whose story of love, loss and survival is almost impossible to comprehend, and yet deeply human. Stuart takes us back to a life built in the Philippines, where he met his wife Maya, a brilliant lawyer, mother, and woman deeply committed to justice. Their love story is rich with humour, culture and connection. And then, in a moment of unimaginable violence, everything changes. Maya is murdered in broad daylight, ambushed in her car while picking up their children from school. What follows is a story that will stop you in your tracks. A mother’s final act of protection. Children who survive against all odds. And a father who must hold it all together while his world collapses. Together, Rosie and Stuart explore what happens next. The immediate aftermath. The fear. The decision to flee the country within days. And the reality of arriving back in the UK as a suddenly single parent to three traumatised children. They talk about: Survivor’s guilt and what it means to be “the one left behind” Raising children after extreme trauma and telling them the truth over time The anger children feel, and…

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