Grief Encounters is a weekly podcast series that looks at an issue that affects us all and yet remains so difficult to talk about: grief. Hosted by Venetia Quick and Sasha Hamrogue, the pair are hoping to open up the conversation around loss and create a modern platform for people to share their own experiences, and start open dialogue around the subject of death and all that comes with it.
Whether a death is anticipated, or happens all of a sudden, the amount of preparation involved in organising the subsequent funeral can be shocking and overwhelming to someone close to the deceased.
Having been in that position themselves, Sasha and Venetia have wanted to dedicate at least one episode of Grief Encounters towards looking into many of the practical ways that people can prepare for this. A Beginners Guide To Funerals, and as completely morbid as that sounds, every single person involved in the production of this particular episode left the studio agreeing that it was one of our most entertaining, engaging and insightful conversations to date!
As it happens, funerals and the funeral industry are rapidly changing and the various ways and rituals that we use to honour and remember the dead are far more personalised then what we might normally be used to. Sasha and Venetia were delighted to be joined in-studio by Gus Nichols of Nichols Funeral Director’s & Jonathan Stafford of Staffords Funeral Homes. Both third and sixth generation Funeral Directors, our guests this week were able to give a genuinely incredible and at times hilarious insight into what is involved in arranging funerals others, the role you should have in organising your own and how things have changed so rapidly in recent years. This was such an entertaining conversation, and the guys in-depth knowledge of the history and tradition of their industry is so prevalent from start to finish.
If you’re looking for a safe haven to express how you feel, share articles, photos, memories and more, join the Grief Encounters Facebook Group. A place for support, compassion and empathy for those grieving.
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