The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss
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The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss
Claire Sandys is on a mission to see if it's possible to find hope in 101 different types of loss and grief (often joined by husband Chris). New ad-free episodes every other Tuesday. With childless (not by choice) hosts, this podcast is packed with deep, honest experiences of grief and hope from ins...
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Let's Chat... Where to place our focus in grief (Karen Sutton)
#153. Let's chat... about where we place our focus in grief.
Welcome to another Let’s Chat episode, where instead of continuing our 101 T...
The Grief Toolshed: Chair & blanket - it's all about the self care
#152. How can a metaphorical chair and a blanket help us in grief? Let's find out.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up co...
Graveyard Musings: Glasgow Necropolis, Scotland
#151. I've always loved graveyards. I'm not sure what it is about them that draws me in, but a little while ago I decided to record my musings as I wa...
The Grief Toolshed: Baby Bio & a hand fork - a dual-pronged attack
#151. How can metaphorical Baby Bio and a hand fork help us in grief? Let's find out.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up...
The (even more) Silent Why (& the Singapore Strait)
#150. Life is hectic. Sometimes we simply need to stop for a moment. And that’s what this short episode is all about.
Oh, and the lappin...
Loss 66/101: Loss of eyesight: Yahya Pandor
#149. What is it like to choose hope in the dark? To face the grief of losing your sight?
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission...
The Grief Toolshed: Telescopic Tree Pruner - find your sharp people
#148. How can a metaphorical telescopic tree pruner help us with grief? Let's find out.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open...
The Grief Toolshed: Swiss Army Knife - using the tools of self awareness
#147. How can a metaphorical Swiss Army Knife help us with self-awareness? Let's find out.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to op...
Graveyard Musings: Wolvercote, Oxford (grave of JRR Tolkien - author of The Lord of the Rings)
#146. I've always loved graveyards. I'm not sure what it is about them that draws me in, but a little while ago I decided to record my musings as I wa...
The Grief Toolshed: Compost - it's all about balance (& worms)
#145. How can a metaphorical bag of compost help us get through grief? Let's find out.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to...
The Grief Toolshed: The Spade - let's dig into those feelings
#144. How can a metaphorical spade help us get through grief? Let's find out.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up...
Introducing... The Grief Toolshed
#143. How can we make sure we have the right tools when we face grief?
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations...
New Year, New Loss, New Schedule
#142. Well, it's finally here. Another new year.
How are you feeling as we head into 2026?
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a...
Chris & Claire's Chatty Christmas Catch-Up 2025
#141. Struggling with the festive season? You're not alone. It's not an easy time of year, and it’s been a season of both highs and lows for us too ov...
Australia Update 2: Time flies. And more flies.
#140. How's our big trip 'Down Under' going? This is where you find out. Again.
Welcome to The Silent Why - usually a podcast with a mission to...
Australia Update 1: Distracted by kookaburras
#139. How's our big trip going so far? This is where you find out.
Welcome to The Silent Why - usually a podcast on a mission to open up honest...
Chris & Claire chat Oz, mini mics, Bin Chickens and a special form
#138. We're off on an Ozzie adventure!
But, first things first, as promised, the all-important anonymous form: 👉 https://forms.gle/LmFrrd4xvvnE...
Loss 65/101: Loss of a friend: Hannah Rumsey
#137. Can losing a friend be overlooked in our culture? What happens when the friend who knew you best is gone? And why are there so few resources to...
Behind the Scenes: How I make a podcast
#136. (We'll... we've actually done 226 episodes in total. You'll hear me talk about the annoying decision around episode numbering in this 226th epis...
BLOG REWIND: My Why: Accepting a life I don't want
#135. How do we accept, and live with, a life we never really wanted?
Welcome to another My Why Blog episode - where I share the audio version o...
Let's Chat... Finding hope as a widow (Rachel Powell)
#134. Let's chat... about finding hope after feeling hopeless as a young widow.
Welcome to another Let’s Chat episode, where instead of c...
Loss 64/101: Loss of a wife: Richard Smith
#133. “Grief isn’t sad – because it reminds you to make the most of today.” Curious about how Richard has reached this conclusion after losing his wi...
The (even more) Silent Why (& the Mediterranean Sea)
#132. Life is hectic. Sometimes we simply need to stop for a moment. And that’s what this short episode is all about.
Oh, and the beautiful sou...
Let's Chat... Where does the love go when someone dies (with David Kelly)
#131. Let's chat... about where the love goes when someone dies. Can you still be 'in love' if it's not reciprocated? Does it eventually fade? Or die?...
Loss 63/101: Loss through chronic illness and lupus: Olivia Abousaid
#130. Not all losses are bereavements. Sometimes they follow a diagnosis and impact someone for the rest of their life, like with our guest in this ep...
Chris & Claire's top takeaways from 20 years of marriage
#129. What are the most valuable things we've learnt - or think really matter - after 20 years of marriage?
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on...
BLOG: My Why: How to build mental muscles when you’re feeling weak
#128. Did you know you can build mental muscles, as well as physical ones? And that you can start that any time - no matter how weak you might feel?
Loss 62/101: Loss through menopause: Diane Danzebrink
#127. Think menopause is just a physical change?
What if we told you it can also bring grief, loss of identity, and a hit to your mental health...
Let's Chat... The Adventure of Grief (with Bianca Neumann)
#126. Let's Chat... about seeing grief as an adventure.
Welcome to another Let’s Chat episode, where instead of continuing our 101 Types...
Loss 61/101: Loss of possessions: Naomi Westerman
#125. What impact can possessions have on grief? The lack of them, the loss of them, too many of them etc.
This is The Silent Why, a podcast on...
Let's Chat... Writing and running through grief (with Justin Creps)
#124. Let's Chat... about how writing and running can help us through grief.
Welcome to another Let’s Chat episode, where instead of cont...
101 LOSS COUNTDOWN: 60 down, 41 to go
#123. Can hope be found in 101 different types of loss?
We're well on our way to finding out, as we reach another milestone!
We've hit l...
Let's Chat... How Covid-19 changed death rituals (with Natasha Mikles)
#122. Let's Chat... about how the Covid pandemic reshaped important death rituals.
These 'Let’s Chat' episodes are conversations with gue...
Loss 60/101: Loss in happy life transitions: Bex Eyles
#121. Go on, be honest, can you understand why someone who's getting remarried, or celebrating a miracle pregnancy, or beginning a new job, might be e...
Chris & Claire's Reflections on Christmas & New Year
#120. Well, after our 'looking ahead to Christmas' episode, how did it go? Were our festive hearts filled with joy? Or were there tears?!
...
The (even more) Silent Why (& a storm)
#119. Life is hectic. Sometimes we simply need to stop for a moment. And that’s what this short episode is all about.
Oh, and the beautiful sou...
Chris & Claire's Chatty Christmas Catch-Up
#118. Struggling with the festive season? You're not alone. As a childless couple, we've been there too, especially when family is at the heart of so...
Loss 59/101: Loss of a police career and self-worth: Ken Anderson
#117. What do you do when the career you love is gone, and you're barely staying afloat? And why is helping yourself so much harder than helping othe...
Let's Chat... Grieving out loud on social media (with Rebecca Feinglos)
#116. Let's Chat... about what it looks like when we use social media to show and share our grief.
These 'Let’s Chat' episodes are conver...
Loss 58/101: Loss through precocious (early) puberty: Dannie-Lu Carr
#115. Have you ever considered the losses that might be encountered by going through puberty early? Have you even heard of precocious puberty? Let alo...