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Keep It Grief

Grief doesn’t come with a manual, so long-time friends, Jonny Meah and Neil Collins, decided to talk about it instead!After losing Jonny’s mum and Neil’s fiancée, these two mates sit down each week to share stories, memories and laughs as they navigate their way through life after loss. Whether it’s the everyday triggers, the tough conversations or the unexpected humour that (regularly) sneaks in.Grief Encounter is about real conversations, real emotions and real friends.

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    Natasha Hamilton: The Grief She Never Talked About

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, Natasha Hamilton shares her grief journey, and it's not as simple as it seems! From trying to keep a grip on her freedom at a young age, losing one of her biggest supporters, and now adapting to life without children in the house - there's a lot to unpack here. If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one: https://estate-registry.co.uk/👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    How Long SHOULD You Live With Grief?

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, Jonny & Neil discuss the reality of living with grief for an extended period of time, whether that's because you don't want to let go or you simply don't know how. Plus, the boys chat about grief support groups, dating after losing a partner and how meaningful music pops up in the most unlikely situations!If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one: https://estate-registry.co.uk/👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Our Most Difficult Episode Yet...

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, Jonny & Neil mark 3 years since Lottie passed. Neil reflects on how this anniversary has changed over the years, how he deals with the difficult moments and, importantly, give us an update on Lottie the Van!If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one: https://estate-registry.co.uk/👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Losing Your Biggest Supporter | Kitty Scott Claus

    In this episode of Keep It Grief, Jonny and Neil are joined by RuPaul's Drag Race legend, Kitty Scott Claus. Recently, Kitty's experienced two types of grief - the loss her biggest supporter and Grandma, Beryl, and then the loss of her friend and colleague, The Vivienne.Kitty reveals how she managed to perform on the day of Beryl's funeral, what's helped her the most in dealing with grief, and why it's so important to talk when grieving. If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one: https://estate-registry.co.uk/👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: / keepitgriefhq TikTok: / keepitgriefhq Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTM...💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Is a Breakdown Actually a Breakthrough?

    In this episode of Keep It Grief, Jonny and Neil explore the thin line between falling apart and moving forward, and whether a breakdown might actually be part of a breakthrough.They talk honestly about not being ready to hear a loved one’s voice again, avoiding photos and videos, and the guilt that can come with that. They also open up about something rarely discussed - secondary loss - when losing someone also means losing parts of your wider world.If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one: https://estate-registry.co.uk/👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Talking to Children About Loss | The Wiggles

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, Jonny & Neil are joined by one of The Wiggles, Dominic Field AKA The Tree of Wisdom. Dominic's parents lost his sister, Bernadette, before he was born, and in this conversation, he reveals how they dealt with their grief as a family.If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one: https://estate-registry.co.uk/👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Why Everything Reminds You They’re Gone...

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, Jonny and Neil discuss the parts of grief people that don’t always say out loud. Trying to keep ties with friends and family, not losing yourself in the process and the strange ways loss starts showing up everywhere you look, even before it's happened!If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one: https://estate-registry.co.uk/👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Why Being Honest About Grief Makes Things Awkward...

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, we talk about how normal conversation can become tricky when you're 100% honest about how you're feeling, why phone companies should consider those who are living with grief, and the difficulties of talking to children about losing someone.If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one.👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Nobody tells you how HARD funeral planning really is...

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, we reflect on what it takes - both emotionally and logistically - to plan a funeral, why it's important to connect with grief rather than ignore it, and how taking on projects after loss can help re-direct those difficult emotions.If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one.👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Making Grief Your Friend

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode Jonny and Neil talk openly about what grief really feels like and how people slowly learn to live alongside loss.They discuss the idea that “grief is love with nowhere to go”, why some people don’t want their grief to fade, and the strange everyday moments that can bring memories rushing back. From unopened birthday presents, to the difficulty of returning to places filled with memories, this conversation explores the reality of coping with grief after losing someone you love.Neil also shares the story behind “a van called Lottie” the van he began converting after losing his partner, and how building something with his hands became part of navigating life after loss.Jonny and Neil also read messages from listeners who are also dealing with grief and talk about why having honest conversations about loss can help people feel less alone.If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one.👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Matt Terry: I Grieved the Person I Once Was

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.In this episode, X Factor winner, Matt Terry, opens up about a rarely discussed form of grief: mourning the person he used to be. After winning The X Factor, Matt found himself shaped into someone he no longer recognised and quietly began grieving the version of himself he felt he’d lost.Alongside this internal struggle, Matt also reflects on the very real grief of losing his nan, and how navigating both forms of loss forced him to confront identity, pressure, and what it truly means to heal.This is an honest, thoughtful conversation about fame, selfhood, and the unseen grief we carry and how, sometimes, losing yourself is the first step to finding your way back.Keep It Grief is proudly in partnership with The Estate Registry, which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one.👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/28Y8eTMEZ86Ccd4R2sgkfW💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.👍 Like the video if it connected with you🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Available on request

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    Where Do We Even Start?

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two mates talk honestly about loss, life after it, and everything that comes with grief.This episode reveals how Jonny and Neil arrived at this point in their lives and the experiences that led them to this pub table for an honest conversation about the tough times.If you’ve ever lost someone, supported someone through grief, or just want real conversations about life’s harder moments, you’re in the right place.👋 FOLLOW KEEP IT GRIEFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitgriefhq/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitgriefhqYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepItGriefHQ💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONEmail Jonny & Neil: [email protected] read everything and your stories help shape future episodes.💬 Comment the video if it connected with you🔔 Follow for new episodes every week📢 Share with someone who might need this conversation🎵 CREDITSProduced by Cold FriesMusic & Fonts: EnvatoLicenses: Availiable on request

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    Introducing Keep It Grief

    Welcome to Keep It Grief, the show where two friends, Jonny and Neil, talk honestly about loss and share a few smiles along the way!Keep It Grief is brought to you in partnership with The Estate Registry which supports people through the practical realities that follow the loss of a loved one.💙 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 💙Email us: [email protected] us on: Instagram, TikTok and Facebook!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Grief doesn’t come with a manual, so long-time friends, Jonny Meah and Neil Collins, decided to talk about it instead!After losing Jonny’s mum and Neil’s fiancée, these two mates sit down each week to share stories, memories and laughs as they navigate their way through life after loss. Whether it’s the everyday triggers, the tough conversations or the unexpected humour that (regularly) sneaks in.Grief Encounter is about real conversations, real emotions and real friends.

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Grief doesn’t come with a manual, so long-time friends, Jonny Meah and Neil Collins, decided to talk about it instead!After losing Jonny’s mum and Neil’s fiancée, these two mates sit down each week to share stories, memories and laughs as they navigate their way through life after loss. Whether...

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