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. 32 Dr Merran Cooper on widowhood, becoming a Doctor at 56 and changing how we die
Ep. 31 Roy Remer of Zen Caregiving Project on dying & death in the Zen Tradition
Ep. 30 Dr. Kathryn Mannix and Liz on 'Dying is Everybody's Business', Compassion & Self-Care for Caring Professionals
Ep. 29 Ger Murphy, Psychotherapist & Poet, on Grief & Death and Climate Grief
Ep. 28 Gretta Manners on recovering from Acquired Brain Injury
Ep. 27 Declan Hammond on Parental Loss, a father's perspective
Ep. 26 Annemarie Brophy, Psychotherapist, on the disenfranchised grief of parenting a critically ill child
Ep. 25 Aisling Fitzgibbon and her search for meaning and purpose in her own life and in her mother's death
Ep. 24 Siobhan Overson on being orphaned at 2yrs old and a life-long grief for the parents & brother she doesn't remember
Ep. 23 Siobhan Daffy on bereavement overload; when it seems like everyone is dying
Ep. 22 Bebhinn Ramsey on her search for a 'cure' for grief and how a spiritual path helped her to navigate her loss
Ep. 21 Helen Lambe on accompanying her husband through cancer and untimely widowhood
Ep. 20 Cath Monaghan on sibling bereavement
Ep. 19 Beatrice Caffrey on multiple miscarriage and the death of her baby son Joshua
Ep. 18 Justin Caffrey on how the death of his baby son forced him to reconstruct himself to survive his grief
Ep. 16 Treacy O'Connor, Interfaith Minister, on continuous bonds and how grief is woven throughout our lives in every change we make
Ep. 15 Kevin Toolis on 'My Father's Wake' - what we can learn from the Irish about Love, Life and Death
Ep. 14 Donna Schuurman of the Dougy Centre on Children's Grief, a professional perspective
Ep. 13 Edy Nathan, Psychotherapist & Author, on cumulative grief, overcoming agoraphobia & sexual abuse
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