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Griefcast

Ep. 25 Meshel Laurie

Griefcast

Griefcast

Performing Arts, Education, Comedy, Arts, Loss, Bereavement, Grief, Death, Cariad Lloyd, Self-improvement, Comedy Interviews

4.73K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Cariad talks to comic, writer, radio presenter + podcaster Meshel Laurie (Stand-up!, The Circle, The Project, The Whore Whisperer) about her experiences of death as a palliative care volunteer. As ever they discuss grief, care homes + being in a double act with the Dalai Lama.


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0:00.0

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0:01.6

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0:05.0

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0:08.6

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0:14.6

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0:17.6

Now, I don't know how much time you spend on yourself any given week,

0:21.6

but you may notice that sometimes you end up spending more time on other people

0:25.6

than you do on yourself.

0:27.4

We all live very busy, demanding lives, and I don't know about you.

0:30.4

I find I've got my inbox that needs dealing with,

0:32.8

and then there's a social media inbox,

0:34.4

and text messages, and that's what's up.

0:36.2

And it can get very overwhelming.

0:38.8

It's easy to get caught up on what everyone else needs from you,

0:41.8

and then you never take a moment to think about what you need from yourself.

0:45.6

I have tried lately to turn off on my notifications

0:49.0

and have some time which doesn't involve screens,

0:52.4

but it is difficult because when we spend all our time giving,

0:55.6

it can leave us feeling stretched thin and burnt out.

0:58.6

Now, thankfully, therapy is available,

1:01.0

and it can give you the tools to find more balance in your life,

1:03.8

so you can keep supporting others without leaving yourself behind.

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