S20 Ep3: Clover Stroud, journalist, author & podcast host, on navigating grief and finding joy
Conversations of Inspiration
Holly Tucker MBE
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
In this soul-stirring and life-affirming episode journalist, author, and podcast host Clover Stroud shares her journey through loss, creativity, and the transformative power of love and bravery, offering you a deeply personal and universally resonant perspective on living a life full of contrasts and redemption.
From the beauty and challenges of aging, the concept of home and belonging, to the depths of grief and the resilience of the human spirit this episode is about what it is to be human.
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Time Stamps:
Reflecting on the impact of personal experiences and anxieties (00:13:29) The conversation delves into the anxieties of the present day and the impact of personal experiences on shaping perspectives.
The influence of maternal love and nurturing on raising strong, creative women (00:16:48) The discussion explores the role of maternal love and nurturing in raising strong, creative women, focusing on Clover's family.
The impact of personal tragedy and the quest to understand human emotions (00:19:59) Clover reflects on the profound impact of personal tragedy and her ongoing quest to understand human emotions through her writing.
Bravery and self-discovery (00:23:22) Clover reflects on her early 20s, living in Texas, and seeking physical challenges, indicating a subconscious sense of bravery.
Challenges and resilience (00:26:39) Clover shares her views on bravery, discussing personal challenges and the determination to keep moving forward.
Motherhood and writing (00:31:07) Clover talks about her journey into writing, motherhood, and the motivation it provided.
Facing loss and grief (00:40:16) Clover discusses the importance of bringing a narrative around death into daily life and the impact of loss on her family.
Embracing creativity and optimism (00:54:56) Feeling optimistic and empowered in embracing creativity and new opportunities at an older age.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Wow, if you're looking for a conversation about the light and shade of life, the beauty and tragedy that we experience, then this week's guest will blow your socks off. I had the greatest pleasure of speaking to |
| 0:15.8 | Clover Stroud, the journalist, the author, the podcast host, and because of Clover's |
| 0:21.9 | unique ability, I don't know, to articulate life in the way it feels, |
| 0:28.9 | not what happens, but the way it feels, it's a conversation that is going to absolutely penetrate your heart and I often feel that we all avoid the tricky subjects don't we and we try and pull away from those things that are |
| 0:46.9 | difficult to talk about and speaking to Clover and understanding more about her perspective on embracing life and traveling tragedy and how you come out of the shadows. |
| 1:03.0 | It has had a transformative effect on my soul. |
| 1:08.0 | Her authenticity, her poetry, her ability with words. It is a thing to hold on to and I cannot wait for you to listen to this. I know that you're going to come away from this conversation as I did with a new perspective. Enjoy. |
| 1:26.1 | Bow your head and let your eyelids close on down where we're going you won't need to bring your frown. |
| 1:35.2 | Hi I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to my podcast Conversations of Inspiration. |
| 1:41.5 | I founded my first business not on the high street at 28 with a newborn |
| 1:46.4 | strapped to my chest. Nearly 20 years on he's all grown up and I'm running my |
| 1:51.8 | second business Holly and Coe. I've learned so much about taking risks, |
| 1:57.7 | running a business and some extraordinary life lessons along the way and I know others have too. |
| 2:04.0 | Yet despite the wealth of experience we have between us |
| 2:07.5 | lessons like this are often left unheard |
| 2:10.5 | and it can feel like we're traveling our paths alone. So I've reached out to |
| 2:15.1 | founders and those who simply inspire me to share their hard-earned wisdom with you. |
| 2:21.1 | My hope is that collectively these remarkable realizations will help you |
| 2:26.4 | on your own journey. I like to think of it as inspiration for life. If you enjoy this episode, might I ask you to share it with a friend and to like, |
| 2:36.7 | subscribe and review it so that together we can ignite people's passion across the UK. |
| 2:43.6 | Now let's begin this week's conversation of inspiration. |
| 2:50.3 | Clover, welcome to conversations of inspiration. |
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