Geraint John on how to live, love and carry on when in the midst of a crisis
<p><em>(Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions of illness and includes references to bereavement)</em></p><br><p><strong>“</strong>A bomb hit us and yeah. I can't even remember really stuff before that, that was then and and this is now and that was a real turning point in our in our lives.” </p><br><p>In this searingly honest episode Geraint explores how to ‘carry on’ being a dad, a business owner and manage the day to day whilst Debbie, his beloved wife, is in hospital with stage 4 cancer. </p><br><p>We discuss the searingly difficult topics of:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>That seismic moment when your life changes forever</li><li>The hard part of wanting to protect your children but learning how to have difficult conversations</li><li>Knowing how to implement good coping strategies but learning how to admit to feeling helpless</li><li>Learning how to appreciate the happy times despite the difficulties and how to survive when in the middle of a roller coaster life crisis</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Julia’s Website</strong>: <a href="https://juliasamuel.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://juliasamuel.co.uk/</a></p><p><strong>Julia’s Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/juliasamuelmbe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@juliasamuelmbe</a></p><p><strong>Grief Works app</strong>: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/grief-works-self-care-love/id1558867513" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/grief-works-self-care-love/id1558867513</a></p><br><p><strong>Important links: </strong></p><br><p>If you are in need of bereavement support please visit Cruse: <a href="https://www.cruse.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cruse.org.uk/</a></p><p>Please visit Child Bereavement UK if your children are in need of support: <a href="https://www.childbereavementuk.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.childbereavementuk.or</a></p><br><p>---</p><br><p>Produced by Georgie Rutherford</p><p>Edited by Nick Kingswell</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>