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Grief Kind podcast with Candice Brathwaite
The second episode of our new Grief Kind podcast is with TV presenter and founder of Make Motherhood Diverse, Candice Brathwaite, who talks to host Clover Stroud about losing her dad, Richard, when she was just 21. She discusses the isolation she felt when grieving and how her friends found it difficult to support her, not knowing how best to be there for Candice.
I'm just still dealing with something so loved being taken from me so quickly.
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About Candice's podcast
Candice's dad, Richard, died suddenly of the common flu when she was only 21. She didn’t get to say goodbye to him, which is something she still struggles with today.
Straight-talking Candice opens up about the anger and loneliness she felt in her grief. She felt many of her friends didn’t know how to help her as they’d never lost anyone - let alone a parent.
Candice says: “I'm grieving and I have to do this in stages, because I'm just still dealing with something so loved being taken from me so quickly. It does mean and it feels to me as though the grieving period is pulled out. I know I'm going to feel like this for life but the depth of despair, I can feel like it's been 10 years. I feel like if it hadn't happened in that shocking way, I might not get as low as I do now.
“I'm always trying to keep his spirit alive, especially for my children.”
“I'm grieving and I have to do this in stages, because I'm just still dealing with something so loved being taken from me so quickly. It does mean and it feels to me as though the grieving period is pulled out. I know I'm going to feel like this for life but the depth of despair, I can feel like it's been 10 years. I feel like if it hadn't happened in that shocking way, I might not get as low as I do now.”
“I'm always trying to keep his spirit alive, especially for my children.”
Grief Kind - supporting someone who is grieving
When it comes to something as tough as grief, it can be hard to know what to say or do that might help someone you love. Sue Ryder's Grief Kind campaign can help you support someone who is grieving.
A series of five short video tutorials giving advice on what grief is like and how you can support others who are grieving, as part of our Grief Kind campaign.
Losing your mother or father can be an incredibly painful experience and you may go through a range of emotions, like shock, regret and anger after their death.
