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Family Flowers Only by Grief Ireland

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105 episodes

During the pandemic I created a community on Instagram called Grief Ireland. It was following the death of my sister Elaine and her husband Pa. I found Grief to be still a taboo subject, unspoken, and a topic that not many wanted to discuss. Unless of course those who were in "the club no-one wants to be in". But to find those people was difficult. So I went on a mission to open the conversation, to comfort those who mourn, to educate those who don't, to hold space for others to talk about their Grief, Love and Loss and to remember our loved ones and ensure that they would never be forgotten.

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  1. Family Flowers Only with Hazellynn Doyle

    · 1 h 19 min · S3 E25

    This week I sit down with Hazellynn Doyle, who speaks so openly about the devastating loss of her dad Derek. He died instantly in a tragic road accident when a HGV lorry made a left-hand turn while he was cycling home…

  2. Family Flowers Only with Shannon Gallagher

    · 1 h 24 min · S3 E24

    This week I sit down with Shannon Gallagher who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her partner Eoin to suicide. Shannon speaks with incredible honesty about the shock and trauma of the day she found him and the…

  3. Family Flowers Only with Kitty Maguire

    · 1 h 04 min · S3 E23

    This week I’m joined by Kitty Maguire who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her mam Jo on Christmas Eve. Jo was on her way to Kitty’s house when a drunk driver hit her car and killed her instantly. At a time of…

  4. Family Flowers Only with Matthew Malley

    · 1 h 15 min · S3 E22

    This week I sit down with Matthew Malley from Donegal, who has lived through more loss than most will ever face. Matthew lost his father before he was even born, then his brother Francis to suicide, and later his…

  5. Family Flowers Only recommends Lines of Enquiry

    · 3:40 · S3 E21

    This week, Family Flowers Only is shining a light on Lines of Enquiry, a gripping new Irish true crime podcast presented by retired Garda detective John Sweetman. Each episode takes listeners inside the work of the…

  6. Family Flowers Only with Niamh McGuinness

    · 1 h 21 min · S3 E20

    This week, I sit down with Niamh McGuinness who shares the heartbreaking story of her son Jamie who was tragically murdered in April 2023. In this powerful and deeply emotional conversation, Niamh speaks about the…

  7. Family Flowers Only with Victoria Kirk

    · 1 h 24 min · S3 E19

    This week I sit down with Victoria Kirk, known to many online as @thisenglishhome whose beautiful home and DIY projects inspire thousands. But behind her calm and creative world lies a story of deep loss. Victoria…

  8. Family Flowers Only with Valerie O'Donnell

    · 1 h 45 min · S3 E18

    This week I sit down with Valerie O’Donnell a woman whose story is both heartbreaking and profoundly moving. Valerie lost both her husband David and her son Darren to suicide. In this deeply honest conversation…

  9. Family Flowers Only with Meagan Johnston

    · 1 h 26 min · S3 E17

    This week I sit down with Meagan Johnston who shares the heartbreaking story of her sister Aoife Johnston. Aoife died from Sepsis after being left to wait over sixteen hours in the emergency department at Limerick…

  10. Family Flowers Only with Jacinta McIntyre

    · 1 h 19 min · S3 E16

    This week, I’ve teamed up once again with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to share an important conversation about the lasting impact of road tragedies. I sit down with Jacinta McIntyre, who lost her sister Sarah in a…

  11. Family Flowers Only with Caitlin Beckett

    · 1 h 08 min · S3 E15

    This week I sit down with Caitlin Beckett who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her dad Keith suddenly. He was her whole world, her best friend, her biggest supporter, and the person she could always turn to.…

  12. Family Flowers Only with Shauna Bohan

    · 1 h 34 min · S3 E14

    This week I sit down with Shauna Bohan, who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her fiancé Benny, who died suddenly in front of her. Shauna speaks with raw honesty about the grief of losing the person who was her…

  13. Family Flowers Only with Darragh O'Neill

    · 1 h 18 min · S3 E13

    This week I sit down with Darragh O’Neill who speaks with honesty and courage about the loss of his sister Ella. At just 21, Ella was vibrant and full of life, but her death by suicide came as a devastating shock to…

  14. Family Flowers Only with Althea Griffin

    · 1 h 27 min · S3 E12

    This week I sit down with Althea Griffin who shares her deeply moving story of losing both of her parents at a very young age. By just 15 she had already faced unimaginable grief carrying the weight of loss and trying…

  15. Family Flowers Only with Laura Hynes

    · 1 h 18 min · S3 E11

    This week on Family Flowers Only, I’ve partnered with the Road Safety Authority to highlight the dangers of drink driving. My guest is Laura Hynes who shares her heartbreaking story of being in a car crash caused by a…

  16. Family Flowers Only with Abaigéal Warfield

    · 1 h 24 min · S3 E10

    This week I sit down with Abaigéal Warfield who shares her moving story of love and loss from a very young age. Abaigéal never knew her father growing up but when she reconnected with him at 16 they built a beautiful…

  17. Family Flowers Only with PJ Haverty

    · 1 h 24 min · S3 E9

    This week, I sit down with PJ Haverty, who shares his powerful story of being born in the Mother and Baby Home in Tuam in the 1950s. PJ’s mother was sent there after becoming pregnant out of wedlock, and despite coming…

  18. Family Flowers Only with Helen Groarke

    · 1 h 17 min · S3 E8

    This week on Family Flowers Only , I sit down with Helen Groarke . Helen speaks so openly about the devastating loss of her mum Ada to COPD, a woman she described as her best friend. Just two weeks later, her dad…

  19. Family Flowers Only with Niamh Ruane

    · 1 h 27 min · S3 E7

    This week, I sit down with 17-year-old Niamh Ruane a remarkable young woman whose wisdom and honesty left me in awe. At just 15, Niamh lost her dad to pancreatic cancer, nine months after his diagnosis. Less than 10…

  20. Family Flowers Only with Dermot Joyce

    · 1 h 16 min · S3 E6

    This week, I sat down with Dermot Joyce , who shared the deeply moving story of loosing his wife Audrey to cancer. Dermot speaks so honestly about walking the cancer journey by her side, the fear, the fight, and the…

  21. Family Flowers Only with Chris O'Connor

    · 1 h 03 min · S3 E5

    This week, I sat down with Chris O‚ÄôConnor , who shared the heartbreaking loss of his dad, James O'Connor who died while attempting to summit Mount Kilimanjaro on the morning of his 40th birthday. Chris is just 17,…

  22. Family Flowers Only with Ann Higgins

    · 1 h 30 min · S3 E4

    This week, I sit down with Ann Higgins , a woman who has known profound love and deep loss throughout her life. Anne shares her journey from losing her brother and mother, to the heartbreak of miscarriage and failed…

  23. Family Flowers Only with Laura Craine

    · 57 min · S3 E3

    This week, I sat down with Laura Cra ine , the founder of With Love and Dreams, a beautiful creative business that helps people honour their loved ones through memorial jewellery and flower preservation. Laura is a…

  24. Family Flowers Only with Orla Clancy

    · 1 h 11 min · S3 E2

    This week, I sit down with Orla Clancy , who shares the story of losing both of her parents, her mum Christina and her dad Noel. Orla was just 13 when her mother died suddenly, a loss that shaped her teenage years. In…

  25. Family Flowers Only with Sequana O'Brien

    · 1 h 02 min · S3 E1

    This week, I sit down with Sequana O‚ÄôBrien , a young woman who has lived through an extraordinary amount of loss and hardship in just a few short years. In 2022, her mother passed away from stage 4 cancer. Just two…

  26. Family Flowers Only with Kathie Stritch

    · 1 h 17 min · S2 E12

    So this week it was my turn!!!!! Im allergic haha. Being the host of this podcast, and creating the whole Grief Ireland space I thought it was time to sit down and share my own story for those who perhaps wouldn't have…

  27. Family Flowers Only with Kirsty Forde

    · 1 h 43 min · S2 E11

    This week, I sit down with Kirsty Forde , who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her partner, Glenn Fullam . Kirsty and Glenn were young, so in love, and raising their little boy Cruz when Glenn was suddenly…

  28. Family Flowers Only with Marie Kealy

    · 1 h 13 min · S2 E10

    This week, I sit down with Marie Kealy, who bravely shares the story of her beautiful daughter, Hannah. At just two years old, Hannah‚Äôs life was tragically cut short, and what follows is a conversation that is…

  29. Family Flowers Only with Caroline Fitzgerald

    · 1 h 17 min · S2 E9

    Most weeks on Family Flowers Only, we sit down with someone who‚Äôs experienced an enormous loss, and together we walk through their story of love, grief, and everything in between. But this week, I wanted to take a…

  30. Family Flowers Only with Sinead Earls

    · 1 h 32 min · S2 E8

    This week on the podcast, I sit down with Sinead Earls , a devoted mum who shares the story of her beautiful son Cialin . Cialin was a unique and special little boy full of light, curiosity and love. He had autism and…

  31. Family Flowers Only with Eoin McGrath

    · 2 h 11 min · S2 E7

    This week, I sit down with Eoin McGrath, an online coach, a recovering addict, and one of the most open and inspiring guests I‚Äôve had on the podcast. Eoin shares his journey through addiction, from being a young boy…

  32. Family Flowers Only with Anna Bradley

    · 1 h 01 min · S2 E6

    This week, I sit down with Anna Bradley, who shares the story of losing her husband Crocker so suddenly after he went out for a surf and never came home. With two small children and their world turned upside down, Anna…

  33. Family Flowers Only with Louise Mulcahy

    · 1 h 31 min · S2 E5

    This week, I sit down with Louise Mulcahy, who speaks so openly and honestly about the heartbreaking loss of her husband, Peter, in a road traffic accident in October 2023. Together for 20 years and raising two small…

  34. Family Flowers Only with Alan and Eimear Durnan

    · 1 h 42 min · S2 E4

    This week, I sit down with Alan and Eimear Durnan to talk about their beautiful daughter, Keeley Duggan, who they heartbreakingly lost in July 2023. Keeley was diagnosed with DIPG, a rare and aggressive brain tumour.…

  35. Family Flowers Only with Nicola Maguire

    · 1 h 14 min · S2 E3

    This week, on a very special Mother‚Äôs Day episode, I sit down with Nicola McGuire as she shares the story of her incredible parents, Pam and Vinny. Both were diagnosed with Alzheimer‚Äôs, and as their only child,…

  36. Family Flowers Only with Joe Loughnane

    · 2 h 12 min · S2 E2

    Disclaimer: The views and experiences shared in this episode are those of the guest. Any opinions expressed are personal and do not represent the views of this podcast. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode,…

  37. Family Flowers Only with Maeve Dennehy

    · 1 h 03 min · S2 E1

    In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Maeve Dennehy, the heart behind Love Cherish and this season‚Äôs sponsor. Maeve shares the story of losing her beloved sister Karen and 5 years later, her mother Maeve…

  38. Family Flowers Only with Sophia Murphy

    · 1 h 06 min · S2 E9

    On todays episode of Family Flowers Only I spoke to Sophia Murphy Sophia is a recently qualified PT and a mom from Galway TW. Please be advised that this episode contains conversations of childhood sexual abuse and is…

  39. Family Flowers Only with Mary McHugh

    · 57 min · S2 E8

    On todays episode of Family Flowers Only I spoke to Mary McHugh. Mary is a psychotherapist with over 25 years experience and the owner of www.counsellingonline.ie We sat down and spoke about her own experiences of…

  40. Family Flowers Only with Kathleen Chada

    · 1 h 41 min · S2 E7

    On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Kathleen Chada Kathleen is from Carlow, she is a nurse and mom to Eoghan and Ruair√ç. She is a campaigner for real justice and author of the book ‚ÄúEverything‚Äù…

  41. Family Flowers Only with Claire Walsh

    · 1 h 23 min · S2 E6

    On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Claire Walsh Claire is from Kildare, she is a freediver, year-round sea swimmer and teacher of breathwork courses. She is also author of her book "UNDERWATER" She…

  42. Family Flowers Only with Annette Burke

    · 1 h 16 min · S2 E5

    On this weeks episode of Family Flowers Only I speak to Annette Burke Annette is from Galway and is a trainee psychotherapist. Her early life faced challenge and loss of sorts as her brother battled with poor mental…

  43. Family Flowers Only with Aidan Brennan

    · 56 min · S2 E4

    On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Aidan Brennan Aidan is from Roscommon, husband to Tracey and Dad to Evan. Aidans wife Tracey was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer in 2017 following a smear test. She…

  44. Family Flowers Only with Diane Healy

    · 1 h 19 min · S2 E3

    On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Diane Healy Diane is from Sligo, a Guard and mom to little Caol√°n. Diane first experienced grief when she lost her dad Hugh 6 weeks before her wedding to the love of…

  45. Family Flowers Only with Fiona Maguire

    · 1 h 21 min · S2 E2

    On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Fiona Maguire Fiona hails from Dublin, a mom and a psychotherapist and Counsellor Fiona first experienced grief and loss in her life at the tender age of 9 years old,…

  46. Family Flowers Only with Amy Wall

    · 1 h 34 min · S2 E1

    On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Amy wall Amy lives in county Clare she is a mom to 3 children with 1 on the way and wife to Vinnie In March 2017, 11 weeks after their second child Mannix was born,…

  47. Family Flowers Only with Thomas Kiely

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E8

    On todays episode of Family flowers only I talk to Thomas Kiely, husband to Angela and dad of Thomas J. Thomas and Angela were childhood sweethearts meeting in 4th class in school, and in Sept 2015 their world changed…

  48. Family Flowers Only with Louise Leye

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E7

    On todays episode of Family flowers only I talk to Louise Leye. Louise is from Galway and is mom to 3 beautiful kids, 2 are here with her and one lives in Heaven, her beautiful little girl Sadbh sadly was born…

  49. Family Flowers Only with Susan Moylan

    · 1 h 02 min · S1 E6

    On todays episode of Family flowers only I talk to Susan Moylan. Susan is a counsellor and CEO of the Stephen Moylan Foundation. In 2003 Susan was on holidays with her husband Sean and their children when Sean…

  50. Family Flowers Only with Alison Finnegan

    · 1 h 16 min · S1 E5

    On todays episode of Family Flowers Only I talk to Alison Finnegan, wife of the late Anthony Anto Finnegan, beloved former Antrim GAA footballer and Captain. In 2012 Anto was diagnosed with Motor Neurone disease , a…

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