The Functioning Griefster
The Functioning Griefster is a podcast about, love, loss and still showing up anyway, with your survival kit on, whilst we bear the unbearable.
Recorded in the back of my son’s van, Dec, who died aged 24 in August 2023, I speak to fellow Griefster, who are, still grieving, still loving and still carrying their loved ones legacy forward.
These stories are real and raw,, no script, just courage, connection and unexpected moment of laughter and light.
Each episode includes a grounding tool to help anyone who is grieving or supporting someone who is.
Episodes
10 episodes
A rising football star. A test drive. A mother’s double heartbreak
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Kerry, a devoted mum whose world changed in an instant when a tragic accident took both her husband, David, and their son, Cameron.Cameron wasn’t just any boy, he was a rising football star with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:33:41
A TIKTOK trend. A locked door. A Mothers CPR
He’d done it before and woken up euphoric. This time, he didn’t.”“We left the house as four. We came back as three.”It was just a normal school day. Isaac rode shotgun, grabbed his favourite Doritos, and ran upstai...
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Episode 9
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1:04:37
One loyal, vulnerable boy. A knife. Two fatal stabs. Three teenagers who planned it all.
A loyal, vulnerable boy betrayed. They groomed him, they lured him, they stabbed him. A murder planned online, their posts, BECAME PROOF.Olly Stephens was just 13 years old, a boy who loved doing wheelies, baking, cooking, ...
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Episode 8
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1:21:48
It took 14 years for Brianna to blossom. The petals were torn away when hate and transphobia met obsession and betrayal
From Warrington to the world — the LGBTQ+ community mourned Brianna Ghey after her tragic murder. But this is her mother’s story. Her pain. Her insight into who Brianna truly was.Esther was a young single mum t...
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Episode 7
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1:05:21
Episode 6: From Catwalks to chemo. Leah’s brave ADHD fuelled life as an influencer
“She strutted down that catwalk in shoes two sizes too big — and still looked like a queen.”In this episode of The Functioning Griefster, I sit down with Jenny, fellow young mum, ADHD soul, and mother of Leah, a teenage...
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1:19:48
Episode 5 - 12 years old, one viral challenge, 21 court cases, no second chances.
He was only twelve, full of energy, laughter and evening plans with his mum.In April 2022, Archie Battersby, was found by his mum, Hollie Dance, unconscious at home after a fun afternoon together with evening plans to go to the ci...
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Episode 5
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Episode 4 - He walked out the door, then the police knocked on it.
Luke Tyler was 20. A charismatic, spontaneous, witty, lovable yet humble soul, popular in the car community with an impressive TikTok following, who loved driving, especially japanese cars, including his 1991 Eunoroadster and 1998 Toyota Celica...
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Episode 4
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43:24
Episode 3:Naomi’s Story-He saved lives, while losing his.
He was only 18. It was New Year’s Eve.While most were celebrating, Naomi got a call from Canada: her son Jay had collapsed and was in intensive care. She rushed home — but what followed was every parent’s nightmare.Jay had ...
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Episode 3
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1:01:52
Episode 2: Sharon’s story of giving birth to a sleeping baby and her baby boys legacy.
They told her there was no heartbeat. What follow is something no parent should ever endure. Next line in this episode, I sit with Sharon, founder of The Luca foundation,as we open up about what it means to give birth to a sle...
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Episode 2
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1:03:55
Episode 1- I lost my son and found my voice. I now record a podcast in the van where he took his last breath
In the very first episode of The Functioning Griefster, I share the promise that she made to my son, Dec, to keep saying his name and to help others. Recorded in the back of the van where Dec took his last breath this Podcast invite’s those gri...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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