In this episode, I’m reflecting on something that’s been sitting with me since my conversation with Katie Rizzo, in my last episode… the way grief doesn’t just belong to the closest relationships.

We often think grief is reserved for partners, parents or children, but the truth is it reaches so much further than that. It ripples out into friendships, past connections, and even people we may never have met in person.

I share my own experience of grieving someone I had never met face to face, and how that left me trying to make sense of what that kind of grief is. The kind that comes through connection, through shared moments, through being part of someone’s life in a way that doesn’t always fit into neat boxes.

We explore the impact people have on us, often without even realising it, and how those connections can carry real loss when someone dies. I also touch on disenfranchised grief, and what I describe as vicarious grief… the grief we feel through others, through their stories, and through the relationships we build in ways that aren’t always visible.

If you’ve ever found yourself grieving someone and questioning whether you have the right to feel that way, this episode is for you.

Your grief matters. Your connection matters.

This is a space for honest conversations about grief, loss and what it really feels like to live with it.

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