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...
Latest episodes
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1 h 03
Family Flowers Only with Jemma Buttimer
This week I sit down with Jemma Buttimer who shares the heartbreaking loss of her brother Desmond Hurley known to everyone as Des.Des was just 29 years old when he tragically lost…
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1 h 22
Family Flowers Only with Sandra Mullen
This week I speak to Sandra Mullen, a makeup artist and celebrant who shares a deeply personal story of loss, survival and a type of grief that often goes unrecognised.Just four mo…
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1 h 02
Family Flowers Only with Noeleen Eustace
This week I sit down with Noeleen Eustace, who shares the devastating story of losing her son Kelvin to suicide.Noeleen speaks about Kelvin’s struggles with both addiction and his…
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1 h 14
Family Flowers Only with Zoe Welsh
This week I sit down with Zoe Welsh who shares the heartbreaking story of losing her dad to suicide.Zoe was just 16 when a situation involving inappropriate messages and comments f…
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23 min
Family Flowers Only - Bonus Ep
BONUS EPISODE - AFTER THE FLOWERSThis week I’m introducing something new to the podcast.....After the Flowers.These bonus episodes will be a little different. Each week I’ll take a…
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1 h 23
Family Flowers Only with Daniel Coulter
This week I sit down with Daniel Coulter who shares a story of childhood grief, addiction and recovery.Daniel was just 10 years old when his dad died suddenly in front of him. He s…
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1 h 02
Family Flowers Only with Gavin Hattie
This week I sit down with Gavin Hattie, who shares the story of his beautiful son Connor, who was diagnosed with the extremely rare Krabbe disease and sadly passed away on his firs…
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1 h 35
Family Flowers Only with Evan Gearns
This week I sit down with Evan Gearns, who shares the heartbreaking story of loosing his brother Andrew to suicide following a struggle with addiction and his mental health.Evan sp…
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1 h 06
Family Flowers Only with Suzanne Byrne
This week I sit down with Suzanne Byrne, who shares the story of her husband Jay, and the extraordinary 15-year battle with cancer that they faced together.Jay was a singer, and ov…
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1 h 17
Family Flowers Only with Craig Coady
This week I sit down with Craig Coady, a father who has faced an extraordinary amount of heartbreak and who is now fighting with everything he has for his son.Craig speaks about hi…
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1 h 17
Family Flowers Only with Craig Coady
This week I sit down with Craig Coady, a father who has faced an extraordinary amount of heartbreak and who is now fighting with everything he has for his son.Craig speaks about hi…
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1 h 22
Family Flowers Only with Joe Grogan
This week I sit down with Joe Grogan from Tuam, Co. Galway, to talk about his son Shane and a very different kind of grief, living grief.In 2012, Shane’s life and the lives of his…
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1 h 31
Family Flowers Only with Ciara Keegan
🎧 Podcast DescriptionThis week I sit down with Ciara Keegan, who shares the heartbreaking loss of her sister Jessie a young mum of two who died last year from triple-negative breas…
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1 h 33
Family Flowers Only with Marian Hastings
This week I sit down with Marian Hastings who shares the loss of her husband James to cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer).Marian speaks openly about the devastating reality of a…
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1 h 05
Family Flowers Only with Shaunna Briody
This week I sit down with Shaunna Briody who shares the devastating loss of her only sibling Ryan in a tragic accident.Ryan was a young mechanic with his whole life ahead of him. S…
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1 h 13
Family Flowers Only with Andrew Hart
This week I sit down with Andrew Hart who lost both of his parents by the age of just 24.Andrew speaks about losing his dad to cancer, before sharing the heartbreaking story of his…
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1 h 26
Family Flowers Only with Maeve Keegan
This week I sit down with Maeve Keegan, who shares the heartbreaking loss of her husband Mark, who died by suicide in 2010.Maeve speaks openly about the complex circumstances surro…
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1 h 20
Family Flowers Only with Claire Harrison
This week, I sit down with Claire Harrison, who shares the heartbreaking loss of her niece Lucy Harrison, who was killed by her father, Claires brother.Claire and Lucy were incredi…
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1 h 30
Family Flowers Only with Ronan Cullen
This week, I sit down with Ronan Cullen who shares the devastating and very recent loss of his beloved wife Claire.Claire was in the Dominican Republic for her brother's wedding wh…
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1 h 28
Family Flowers Only with Sinead Hall
This week I sit down with Sinéad Hall who shares the heartbreaking loss of her baby son Ruadhán (Ruadh).In a deeply emotional conversation Sinéad speaks openly about the devastatio…