Helen Rowell: Grief

In this episode we talk to Helen Rowell, founder of Brightest Stars and co-host of the already hugely successful podcast, The Widowhood. Helen tells us about the rollercoaster of emotions after losing her husband Mike last year, what’s been helpful and unhelpful in supporting her through, and also about her amazing new charity Brightest Stars which she created to give grieving families a chance to meet with others who are also grieving.

KEY TOPICS

Topic #1 [1:50] Life with Mike

Helen tells us about life with Mike and a little bit about the tragic circumstances surrounding Mike’s skiing accident in 2022.

Topic #2 [10:00] The early days of grief

We chat about how Helen handled telling her son that his Dad had died and how Alfie has been a source of strength for Helen. She shares with us some of the emotions she went through (including avoiding grief). Our Helen also shares some of her reflections of watching Helen in those early days and how we can support friends going through grief.

Topic #3 [21:45] What’s helpful in grief

Helen shares a little of how her faith has helped her, but also practical ideas as to what you can do to support people going through grief such as filling people’s fridges (and also not what to do or say!)

Topic #4 [30:50] Setting up Brightest Stars

Helen tells us about why she set up Brightest Stars to support her son and other families through grief.

RESOURCES AND LINKS

• You can find more information about Helen’s charity at

  • www.brighteststars.co.uk

  • @brighteststarsbereavement

• For more information on the podcast Helen is co-host for go to @thewidowhood. To listen to The Widowhood go to https://open.spotify.com/show/7vNnSBQJqLCOK46m4YGeIH

FINALLY….

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