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Grieving Greatly: Life After Sudden and Traumatic Loss

Jen Connors
Grief
Support
Traumatic Loss
Guilt
Living With Loss
Suicide Loss
Relationships
Grief Australia
Lifeline Australia
Harry
Identity After Loss
Memory
Trauma
Avoidance
Anniversaries
Substance Use
Isolation
Mental Health
Nervous System
Connection

Grieving Greatly is a podcast for anyone navigating life after sudden and traumatic loss.

Hosted by grief counsellor Jen Connors, this podcast offers compassionate conversations about grief, trauma, healing, and the long road of learning to live after someone you love dies unexpectedly.

After losing her son Harry suddenly, Jen understands firsthand how disorienting and overwhelming traumatic gri... more

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Latest Episodes

At some point, many grieving people hear the words—spoken or unspoken—"It's time to move on."

In this heartfelt episode of Grieving Greatly, Jen shares why grief doesn't have an expiry date and why healing isn't about forgetting the person you love.... more

One of the greatest fears many grieving people carry isn't forgetting that someone existed—it's the fear of forgetting the little things.

The sound of their laugh.

 The way they hugged you.

 Their voice.

 Their smile.

 The little phrases only they u... more

Episode 13 | What I've Learned About Love and Loss

After eighteen years of living with the loss of my son Harry, I wanted to pause and reflect on what grief has taught me.

Not because I've "moved on."

 Not because the pain has disappeared.

 But bec... more

Grief doesn't always look like tears.

Sometimes it looks like staying busy so you don't have to think.

Sometimes it looks like drinking a little more than usual, scrolling for hours, overworking, withdrawing from the people you love, or trying to nu... more

Some of the hardest days in grief… are the ones you see coming.

Birthdays. Anniversaries. Holidays. The funeral date. The last conversation. The dates that once meant celebration—and now carry something completely different.

In this episode of Griev... more

One of the hardest parts of grief is learning how to keep living when someone you love is no longer physically here.

For many grieving people, moving forward can feel like a betrayal. We worry that healing means forgetting. We fear that laughter, jo... more

In this deeply personal episode of Grieving Greatly Podcast, Jen talks about one of the most painful and confusing parts of grief — how to keep the memory of someone you love alive without becoming completely consumed by the pain of missing them.

Th... more

When you lose someone you love…

 you don’t just lose them.

You can lose parts of yourself too.

In this deeply personal episode of Grieving Greatly, I share the reality of identity after loss — the quiet, often unspoken grief of losing the version o... more

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Nathan Darvill
Director of Expressive Mind Therapy
Expressive Mind Therapy
Episode: Episode 7 - The Silent Grief of Survival - with Nathan Darvill

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Jen Connors
Host of Grieving Greatly; grief counsellor; founder of Harry's Helping Hands Grief and Loss Counselling (self-described clinician/host)

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 4 ratings
  • Thankyou Jen. 🫶

    You’ve helped a lot, just to let me cry with someone else who’s felt my pain. It hurts so much.

    Thank you.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MerriCreek
    Australiaa month ago

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Listeners often describe the show as compassionate, actionable, and validating for those navigating traumatic loss. They may highlight the host's expertise and the practicality of tools offered.

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Episode 7 - The Silent Grief of Survival - with Nathan Darvill
Q: What does grief mean to you now, after all you have been through?
Grief is experienced as a complex emotion, not just a response to death. It encompasses missed opportunities, changes in identity, and the pressure of social expectations about masculinity, which together shape a persistent sense of loss.
Episode 7 - The Silent Grief of Survival - with Nathan Darvill
Q: For people who may not know your story, can you share a little about your journey and what life has looked like for you over the years?
Nathan describes a life marked by early trauma, military service, and a long struggle with mental health, identity, and relationship challenges. He emphasizes how grief evolved from personal losses to an ongoing emotional weight that affected nearly every aspect of his life, including physical health and self-perception.

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This show centers on navigating life after sudden and traumatic loss, with compassionate conversations that blend personal experience, professional insights, and practical tools for healing. Episodes explore grief in its most challenging forms—traumatic, suicide, overdose, and other sudden losses—while emphasizing presence, ongoing support, and the long road toward rebuilding meaning. A consistent thread is the value of honest storytelling coupled with actionable guidance, from honoring loved ones to managing relationships, rituals, and day-to-day resilience. The format tends to be intimate, caregiver-informed, and supportive, making it a likely beacon for listeners seeking understanding, community, and strategies to live with loss rather t... more

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