Richard E. Grant: Richard E. Grant: Losing The Love Of My Life & Growing Up With An Alcoholic.

Begin Again with Davina McCall

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Begin Again, Richard E. Grant opens up about his turbulent childhood—growing up with a narcissistic mother, an alcoholic father, and the lasting impact of both. He reflects on finding true love with his wife Joan, their deep connection, and the grief of losing her four years ago. A raw and moving conversation about survival, love, and navigating life after loss. Follow me here: www.instagram.com/beginagain https://www.tiktok.com/@beginagainpod (00:00) Intro (02:34) Childhood and Early Life (03:18) Guilty Pleasures (04:41) How to Find Excitement (06:22) Overcoming a Difficult Childhood (19:28) Growing Up in Apartheid South Africa and Taking Risks (26:33) Meeting His Wife, Joan (32:16) Mother, Relationships, and Reconciliation (40:23) Forgiveness and Coping With His Wife’s Passing (1:09:00) Life Lessons From Richard E. Grant (1:11:03) Falling in Love (1:20:05) Living With Grief (1:24:22) What's Next? A Pocketful of Happiness (1:26:33) Davina's Final Thoughts – Adobe - https://www.adobe.com/uk/express/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Enough from
0:01.2	Tragly
0:01.7	Grind.
0:02.6	Speele Tony Hawks
0:03.7	Pro Skater 3 and 4
0:05.2	and grinds
0:06.1	as were it
0:06.9	2002.
0:08.3	A legendary remake
0:09.4	of original games with
0:10.7	new parks,
0:11.6	crasserer tricks,
0:12.6	platform-overgrefering
0:13.7	multiplayer
0:14.3	and ab-gafferning
0:15.6	new game modi.
0:16.7	Holt you
0:17.0	the new
0:17.6	Tony Harks Pro Skater
0:19.0	3 and 4
0:19.9	and see the world
0:21.2	the shreds never
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