The Secret To Dealing With Grief with Kelsey Parker - Part 1
Vicky Pattison: The Secret To
Peter Cowley
4.1 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Vicky is joined this week by Kelsey Parker, the wife of The Wanted star Tom Parker, who sadly passed away from a brain tumour in March 2022.
Join us as Kelsey opens up about the challenges and triumphs of parenting in the wake of Tom's passing. She candidly shares her journey of navigating the complexities of grief while being a pillar of strength for her children.
We also go down memory lane and find out how Kelsey and Tom first met on a night out, how Ed Sheeran got in touch during Tom’s Cancer Battle and Kelsey reveal’s her secret to dealing with grief.
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| 0:00.0 | You finish the drinks, you and your day have said you goodbyes and you're immediately on the phone to your best friend. |
| 0:06.0 | Like message on my friendship groups, you're never going to believe what's just happened to me. |
| 0:09.0 | From Podomo and 2020, this is First Dates of the Podcast. I'm CC Coleman. |
| 0:14.0 | And I'm Frankie Bridge. We'll be bringing you the most amazing, bizarre and heartwarming dating stories. |
| 0:19.0 | Here's like this girl, is it crazy? |
| 0:21.0 | It's First Dates, the podcast. |
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| 0:30.0 | Hello, everybody. I'm welcome to Vic Paterson, the secret to this week I am joined by one of my, |
| 0:40.0 | which I want to make tracking buddies, but she's also just one of me favorite people. |
| 0:43.0 | It's Kelsey Barker, everybody. |
| 0:45.0 | How are you mate? Are you okay? |
| 0:48.0 | I'm alright, Vic. |
| 0:49.0 | You sure? |
| 0:50.0 | I'm busy today's a bit of a shitter of a day, but you know, |
| 0:56.0 | it's a great day, but a hard day. So yeah, I'm alright though. |
| 1:00.0 | Yeah, and do you know what, mate? |
| 1:02.0 | When you agreed to do it and you told us what day it was, I was so shocked. |
| 1:06.0 | But I suppose this year has been full of firsts, hasn't it? |
| 1:11.0 | Hasn't it? |
| 1:12.0 | There's the first father's day without Tom, and he's first birthday and things like that. |
| 1:16.0 | And I don't know, is it speaking to someone who's, I lost my best friend, |
| 1:21.0 | but I couldn't imagine losing me partner. |
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