Chris & Claire chat Christmas and Childlessness

#089. Christmas can be hard, and we've experienced that ourselves as a childless couple, especially at a time of year when family seems to be at the heart of most festivities. This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss, and we're Chris & Claire Sandys, your childless hosts.Every year we put out an episode where we chat about how we're feeling about Christmas. We started with an episode in 2021, talking about how hard it felt and Chris' loss of Christmas spirit, then we did another episode last year (Finding Comfort at Christmas - which included other podcast guests' experiences), and now here we are again.In this episode we chat about how being intentional over the last two years has helped us face Christmas 2023, why it will always be a little sad, and what we're putting in place to try and regain our Christmas joy (even if it's just between the two of us).We mention lots of other episodes you might want to hear, here are the links: Chris' Loss of Christmas Spirit (2021): https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/4b23ecc3/chris-loss-of-christmas-spiritFinding comfort at Christmas (2022):https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/7c519304/finding-comfort-at-christmasThat weird time between Christmas and New Year: https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/4be504ec/that-weird-time-between-christmas-and-new-yearAnother New Year? Why?!!: https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/7c36974a/another-new-year-whyBlog: A weary world rejoices: https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/4b228ac5/blog-my-why-a-weary-world-rejoicesBlog: The Season of December: https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/78557ecc/blog-my-why-the-season-of-decemberSend us Fan MailSupport the show-----thesilentwhy.com  |  Instagram  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  LinkedIn What's a Herman? / Buy a Herman - thehermancompany.comSupport the show: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhySign-up to my mailing list (only used for sharing news occasionally!): thesilentwhy.com/newsletterHow to talk to the grieving:  thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrievingReview the show: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  GoodpodsEpisode transcripts: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.comThank you for listening.