Today, I sit down for my first solo episode with this podcast!

In this highly vulnerable episode, I share about the life changing events over the past two years of my life, including losing a family member and then shortly after, losing a friend to suicide. These two events catapulted my life into a whole new state of being. In order to understand the type of person I am and the type of poetry I create, you have to first understand some of the things that have happened to me & how I've allowed them to change me for the better.

I originally wanted to share about my introduction to poetry 10 years ago, to give insight into the kind of work I've made and the type of thing I look for in my career. In sitting down to record, I quickly realised that 1: that is quite frankly, too much information to cram into one episode and that 2: this is far more interesting!

Trigger warning: I will share quite deeply about my experiences with grief / suicide / bereavement due to suicide amongst other difficult subjects! While normally I would add a timestamp to those moments, the majority of this podcast will centre around those theme. If that is too much for you today, consider skipping this one and checking out one with one of our brilliant guests. Keep yourselves safe! 

Please let me know what you think & thank you for allowing me to be so vulnerable.

Lyndsay xo

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Resources

Cruse Bereavement Support

0808 808 1677
cruse.org.uk
Information and support after a bereavement.


Samaritans

116 123 (freephone)
[email protected]
Freepost SAMARITANS LETTERS
samaritans.org

Samaritans are open 24/7 for anyone who needs to talk. You can visit some Samaritans branches in person. Samaritans also have a Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).


Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)

uk-sobs.org.uk
Emotional and practical support and local groups for anyone bereaved or affected by suicide.