The languages of loss and coping with grief, with Sasha Bates

The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show

Liz Earle

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🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, we revisit our episode with psychotherapist, journalist and former documentary filmmaker, Sasha Bates, about grief and the languages of loss.

Sasha explains to Liz how her own experience of grief encouraged her to put pen to paper and write her book titled Languages of Loss.

She also shares her advice for coping with grief and loss, why grief isn't always linear, and explains how we can best support others through bereavement.

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0:00.0	Hello and a very warm welcome to another episode of The Lizard Wellbeing Show, the podcast
0:11.7	that brings trusted wellness wisdom across the global airwaves each and every week.
0:18.0	Now if you are listening to this episode live in September 2022, then you will know that
0:24.3	it's been a week of great sadness and reflection here in the UK after the passing of Queen
0:29.6	Elizabeth II, our longest-serving monarch.
0:33.5	Hers was a life dedicated to service and her passing is such a great loss to so many of us.
0:39.8	And like many, I've been deeply saddened by the news and would like to send most sincere
0:45.2	sympathy and condolences to Her Majesty's family alongside those of my entire Wellbeing
0:51.7	team here.
0:52.7	Well, with the funeral fast approaching, I know that many of us will be taking this week
0:57.8	a little slower, pausing to mourn and reflect, and with this in mind, I've decided to take
1:03.9	a break in our regular publishing schedule, and this week we are running an archive episode
1:10.1	where I spoke to the talented psychotherapist, journalist and former documentary filmmaker
1:16.5	Sasha Bates, all about grief.
1:20.5	We mourned death of Queen Elizabeth II, but I know that this loss will also remind many
1:26.2	of other losses in their life, whether it be spouses, close friends, parents or other
1:31.4	family members.
1:33.2	And in today's interview, Sasha shares her experience of losing her partner Bill unexpectedly
1:40.2	at the age of 56.
1:42.5	She describes this experience in her brilliant book, Languages of Loss, Writing.
1:47.9	I lost my partner, my best friend, lover, soulmate, companion, and I also lost my future.
1:55.4	I lost a huge chunk of myself, I lost the ground beneath my feet, I lost hope, I lost
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