From twenty years in general practice to a full-blown transition to journalist and broadcaster, Dr. Ciara Kelly takes us through her experience of grief following the very sudden death of her father several years ago and then the more recent and prolonged death of her mother just under two years ago. Ciara speaks candidly with Liz about the different experiences, what surprised her about their deaths and how the experience of deep grief changed her as a doctor and as a person. We also hear about her first experience as a doctor, having to break the news to a young mother that she was going to die and how her own bereavements have changed her as a person.
The first 11 minutes, Ciara chats about her transition from GP to broadcaster. The conversation then turns to grief and Ciara’s very personal experience of loss.
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Ciara and Liz both reference some of the articles that Ciara has written on her parents’ deaths, links can be found below. You’ll need to login or register for free access.
https://www.independent.ie/life/ciara-kelly-i-saw-my-mother-slip-away-from-me-and-there-was-nothing-i-could-do-about-it-38125299.html
https://www.independent.ie/life/dr-ciara-kelly-grief-really-is-very-odd-theres-one-niceish-thing-that-has-occurred-since-my-mother-died-36483205.html
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/dr-ciara-kelly-love-loss-and-the-memories-of-mum-that-will-never-die-37584206.html
https://www.independent.ie/life/family/family-features/dementia-is-the-long-goodbye-dr-ciara-kelly-on-the-recent-death-of-her-beloved-mum-35809611.html?fbclid=IwAR0FqUgOAznOE9-N1Awlp8zg7j1tVaN08XAt5YASy6rNFOEbtXV7ErsDXSE
Ep. 91 Alan Creedon on the impact of disenfranchised childhood grief
Ep 90 Dorothy Holinger on The Anatomy of Grief
Ep. 89 Addison Brasil on Compound Grief & an LGBTQ perspective on loss
Ep 88 Sandra Adams on the aftermath of loss, part 2
Ep. 87 Sandra Adams on the sudden death of her partner John & how grief manifested
Ep. 86 Recording of the Shapes Of Grief Launch event at the Whale Theatre, 31st March 2022
Ep. 85 Andy Gilats and Liz discuss Prolonged Grief Disorder
Ep. 84 Linda Allen talks about her son dying by suicide & the grief that followed
Ep. 83 Deena Goldstein on her father’s dying & death
Ep 82 Tahseen Rizvi on the impact of early loss, bereavement overload & shattered religious beliefs
Ep. 81 Clemmie Clough, childhood bereavement & life after the tsunami
Ep. 80 D Anaya on the death of her daughter and grieving as a black woman in a white community
Ep. 79 Caitriona McMahon on anxiety/depression, the pain of Christmas and surviving suicidal planning
Ep. 78 Dr Francis McGivern on 'Life after a partner's suicide attempt'
Bundle of Grief Books Giveaway for Grief Awareness Week
Ep. 77 Pat Dollard on Ambiguous loss following his partners' disappearance & lgbtq+ grief
Ep 76 Rach Underhill on grief following her wife's illness & death (lgbtq+ grief)
Ep 75 Dr Vanessa Lacey on the grief experience of older transgender women and their families.
Ep. 74 Stephen Teap on being a young, bereaved father
Ep 73 Dr Nyasha Grayman, when one twin dies
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