Grief in the Room
Come with us on a deep dive into everything griefy, from theory to practice. This podcast is designed to give therapists, trainee counsellors and volunteers the knowledge and skills they need to work with grief and loss with confidence and insight.
Episodes
13 episodes
BS 30480 Suicide and the Workplace - A conversation with Marcus Long
Episode Intro — Marcus LongIn April 2026, Martin sat down with Marcus Long ahead of an event hosted by the Metropolitan Police in London — and what followed was one of the most honest, quietly powerful conversations we've had....
Episode 11 - Grief After Leaving A High-Control Religion Part 1
In part one, we explore the experience of growing up in a high-control religious environment and the painful process of questioning long-held beliefs. It looks at the grief, loss, and identity upheaval that follow leaving a faith community, and...
Episode 10 - Grief and Life-Altering Health Conditions
In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked dimensions of grief connected to chronic health issues, offering insights and tools for counsellors and therapists. Unlike grief following death, chronic illness grief is ongoing, layered, and fr...
Episode 9 - Moral Injury In Grief
In this episode we explore the concept of moral injury (is that phrase new to you? it was to us too!), which can really amplify grief, and how this can be self-inflicted, or inflicted by those around the bereaved person.
Episode 8 - Neurodivergence and Grief Part 2
We dive deeper in this episode into how understanding the neurodivergent experience of grief can help us shape the way that we support someone after a loss.This has now been expanded into a rich self-learning course, which you can sign u...
Episode 7 - Neurodivergence & Grief, Part 1
In the first of this two part series on neurodivergence and grief, we explore the experience of being neurodivergent, how it can impact on people, and how it might affect someone's expression and experience of grief.This has now b...
Episode 6 - Pregnancy Loss & Grief with Julia Bueno
We're joined by the wonderful Julia Bueno, whose book The Brink Of Being has been a guide to navigating the grief of pregnancy loss and infertility struggles for so many people since its publication. You can find out more from Julia
Episode 5 - Grief & Rumination - How Our Thoughts About Loss Can Help Or Harm
In this episode we explore the complex relationship between rumination and grief, and look at how rumination could be either a helpful tool, or a hindrance to the grieving process. We discuss the assumptive world theory, the impact of sudden lo...
Episode 4 - The Language of Loss
Grief is not as simple as grief. Why? Because we’re more complicated than that, as are our relationships. Life is rarely straightforward, death even less so. Our next podcast episode dives deep into some of the types of grief that ...
Episode 3 - The Grieving Brain by Mary-Francis O'Connor
Join us as we discuss Mary-Frances O'Connor's ground-breaking work, explained in the book The Grieving Brain.The Grieving Brain has been game-changing for us at Elephants in Rooms, and for the many people we have trained. Mary-Francis's...
Episode 2 - Bereavement by Drugs or Alcohol
In this episode we explore the unique challenges that come with a bereavement by drugs or alcohol, and what we need to know when supporting a client who has experienced this kind of loss.
Episode 1 - The Dual Process Model by Stroebe and Schut
In this episode, we explore a key piece of grief theory: the Dual Process model. We'll discuss the meaning behind some of this model's key features and how the insights into the grieving process that it provides can inform our practice when sup...