Angie chats today to Heather Taylor, our Principal Peer Supporter, who talks about her own journey as a bereaved parent to her precious daughter Eilidh, who died 26 years ago and to Mhairi Hayes, whose much loved daughter, Niamh died in early 2

Episode 14: What is peer support?

Sep 12th, 2022 45m 10s

In this episode, Nicola talks to Heather, Lindsay and Katy who are all peer supports at Held In Our Hearts. They discuss many aspects of peer support and answer questions from the public about their role and the support they offer bereaved par

Episode 13: Big Steps For Small Feet

Jul 6th, 2022 13m 50s

Tracy talks to Michael McQuire from Fort William and his incredible journey as a bereaved dad and how he channeled his own grief after the death of his beautiful son Kyle to support others.From setting up the charity Aman Cara and working tirel

Episode 12: Introduction to Hospital to Home

May 10th, 2022 49m 20s

Angie talks to Nicola Welsh, CEO and our two new Hospital to Home Workers, Jenni Morris and Christy Mulvaney about our new pilot project, supporting families alongside NHS Lothian colleagues, as they transition from a hospital to community sett

Episode 11: Journey of a Midwife

May 5th, 2022 34m 15s

Today Tracy Watt talks to Maureen Scott about her journey as a midwife.They talk about the challenges she faced as a new midwife and her journey with Held In Our HeartsShe talks about her own family and in growing up it was never a career that

Episode 10: Grandparents' grief

Apr 4th, 2022 32m 50s

In this podcast we talk about grandparents and their own unique grief journey.Michelle and Ann discuss anniversaries and how as time moves on, their love for their grandchildren grows.We talk about different conversations with other family memb

Episode 9: Male grief – the healing power of sport

Feb 16th, 2022 52m 54s

This podcast's topic is about bereaved dads using sports as a way to cope with their grief.Tracy Watt chats to Richard Skipworth and Fraser Baxter, who share about their own journey of grief as bereaved dads and how their unwavering support for

Episode 8: Sibling support after baby loss

Oct 8th, 2021 52m 55s

This episode features a discussion about sibling support and how children at different ages might grieve differently. Nicola speaks to Jamie Cameron about the work of Lyle's Light which was established after the loss of Jamie's precious twin

Episode 7: Helping friends & family support bereaved parents

Oct 7th, 2021 42m 9s

This podcast's topic is about helping friends, family and colleagues support bereaved parents. Angie Alexander chats to three of our befriending team Vikki Anderson, Katy Skipworth and Tracy Watt, who share their own insights about what they fo

Episode 6: Subsequent pregnancy after loss

Apr 28th, 2021 54m 4s

This podcast's topic is about subsequent pregnancy after loss, which we know can be one of the most conflicting times for bereaved families to face, filled with complex and often contradictory emotions. Angie Alexander chats to two of our befri

Episode 5: Mother's Day

Mar 12th, 2021 44m 30s

Welcome to our fifth podcast where Nicola our CEO talks to Tina Brehmmer and Tracy Watt about how it feels to be bereaved on Mother’s Day. Tina faced her first Mother’s Day last year without a living child after her son Angus sadly died in 201

Episode 4: Remembering at Christmas

Dec 9th, 2020 48m 24s

Join us for our fourth podcast where our host Nicola Welsh talks to Corrienne McCulloch, Tracy Watt and Margaret Follon. They are all bereaved mums with very different experiences of loss from 2 years, 39 years and 30 years ago. We discuss h

Episode 3: Dads grieve too

Nov 29th, 2020 53m 21s

Join us for our third podcast where our host Nicola Welsh talks to Grant Christie, Mikey McLeod and Pete Easterbrook. They are all fathers who have all experienced the loss of a baby and have trained as male befrienders with Held In Our Heart

Episode 2: Returning to work after a loss

Oct 12th, 2020 30m 22s

Join our second episode host Nicola Welsh as she chats to Rebecca Rooney, who talks about her precious daughter Charlotte and how she made the first steps to return to work at The NatWest Group. Rebecca also discusses those first difficult days

Episode 1: Introducing Held In Our Hearts

Oct 8th, 2020 40m 10s

The first episode is here! Join episode host Angie Alexander as she chats to Nicola Welsh, Chief Executive of Held In Our Hearts, who shares about her own personal journey as a bereaved parent and her involvement with the charity initially as a

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