Grief Unedited

About Grief Unedited

In each episode, we'll take a deep dive into the raw, honest, reality of grief and loss. Episodes are hosted by NCPS Accredited counsellor, Karen Lafferty, who has over a decade of experience supporting individuals and families to navigate their grief journey. Guests share their lessons from loss, and talk about what helped them when grief became part of their life. You can support the podcast by donating here: buymeacoffee.com/GriefUnedited You can connect with Karen on Facebook and Instagram @continuumcounselling or www.continuumcounselling.com

Publisher

Karen Lafferty

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Jan 2025

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   How to Heal After Losing a Narcissistic Mother with Justine Nicholson

   Episode Number: 29 Release Date: 30th September 2026 Episode Title: The Grief No One Talks About: Losing a Narcissistic Mother ⚠ Content Note: This episode contains discussions of complicated grief, difficult parent-child relationships, emotional harm, suicidal ideation, and the death of a parent. Please take care of yourself while listening. Episode Summary In this episode of Grief Unedited, Karen is joined by author Justine Nicholson, whose book The Grief No One Talks About: How to Heal...

2. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Why we need bereavement education in schools, with John Adams

   Episode Number: 28 Release Date: 31st August 2026 Episode Title: Death, Grief & Giving People Back Control with John Adams ⚠ Content Note: This episode contains discussions of childhood bereavement, parental death and suicide. Please take care of yourself while listening. Episode Summary: In this episode of Grief Unedited, I’m joined by John Adams, a fourth-generation Funeral Director from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, who has become a prominent voice for changing the way we talk about death, d...

3. 

   30 Jul 2026

   The Year After Kahlia: Navigating Sudden Loss with mum and author Kirsten O'Connor

   Episode Number: 27 Release Date: 30 July 2026 Episode Title:Kirsten O'Connor: A Mother's Grief, Journalling Through Loss & Learning to Live Again ⚠ Content Note: This episode contains discussions of suicide, mental illness, traumatic loss, and the death of a child. Please take care of yourself. Episode Summary In this episode of Grief Unedited, I'm joined by Kirsten O'Connor, a bereaved mother and author from New Zealand. Following the death of her 24-year-old daughter, Kahlia, Kirsten tu...

Who has been a guest on Grief Unedited

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Emma Toms
• Dr Suzy Peach
• The Dog Witch
• guest
• GPs

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

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Quality

22

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

0