Inside Grief with Miranda Obiora

Miranda is a rare bird, she has an absolutely golden heart. She’s a sensitive truth-teller, super-smart, a sharer of joy and beauty and my mate. She tells strangers on the street that they have a lovely smile. That kind of person. I blooming love her. We’ve had loads of great conversations over the years but one theme that keeps resurfacing is about grief; time passing, bereavement, the whole ache and joy of it all. We also talk about our experiences of birth, bringing up children and living with teenagers. So I asked her if she’s come and do a podchat because I knew you’d love her as much as I do.

I didn’t realise when we arranged the date for the podchat that it was the anniversary of Miranda’s friend’s death, so it’s a raw, tender conversation. We are so blooming lucky that she agreed to share her worldview. We spoke about:

• The cost of the loss of connection
• Which is the most messed up class in the UK
• The problem with the English culture
• The power of vulnerability
• The challenges facing teenagers today
• The beauty contained within grief and the rebirth that follows
• Managing judgement
• How to develop confidence
• Managing loneliness and shame
• Being a mum, parenting and the grief that comes with it
• How to get hugs out of your teenage kids
• The experience of the emotional body and the body of emotions

 And I even managed to wrangle a top tip for a wonderful inside life too.

The artist Miranda talks about who looked into peoples' eyes is Marina Abramovic and you can find a video of the event on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_pHXPU72So

I'd love to hear your thoughts on grief and parenting, you can find me on Instagram or have a look at my website where you'll find a wealth of free resources.

You will find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes and many more platforms soon. It would be wonderful if you would pop over to iTunes to rate and/or review Life - An Inside Job to encourage more people to nourish their inner lives.

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Trust Me (instrumental) by RYYZN
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Trust Me by RYYZN

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