Loss 23/101: Loss of a husband and best friend: Sasha Bates

#032. Losing your partner in life is always hard, but when you're childless and you've formed a marriage built around a great friendship, it leaves you feeling a unique pain and loneliness. In this episode we hear from Sasha Bates who lost her husband suddenly in 2017 after he suffered an aortic dissection - a tear in the main blood vessel which runs from the heart.Sasha is a writer and psychotherapist from London, and was married to Bill Cashmore, an actor, director, playwright and perhaps more importantly, a best friend to Sasha. Together their relationship had deepened through experiencing childlessness and also the loss of Sasha’s father.Loss #23 of 101 - Loss of a husband and best friendSasha shares how the losses she’s been through have impacted her, how they've shaped her view of the future and how she can remember Bill and carry on his beautiful approach to life and people. Also, even in the most heart-breaking and unexpected deaths she shares how it has been possible to find positivity in the grief. For more about Sasha and her books (Languages of Loss & A Grief Companion) or to follow her on social media (@sashbates) visit: https://sashabates.co.uk/ For more information about Bill's life and The Bill Cashmore Award visit:https://lyric.co.uk/young-lyric/next-generation/the-bill-cashmore-award/ http://www.billcashmore.co.uk/ Send 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.