A “good year” used to mean progress.Plans. Momentum. Moving forward.After loss, that definition changes.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses grief and loss.

In this episode we talk about how grief reshapes the idea of a good year. What goals used to look like. What they look like now. The pressure to aim, improve, and achieve, and how those expectations shift after someone dies.

We explore routine as an anchor rather than ambition. Looking ahead without forcing meaning. And where this leaves us as we move into a year that no longer fits the old framework.

This episode isn’t about motivation or optimism.It’s about recalibrating what “good” means when survival, steadiness, and presence start to matter more than progress.

If you’re questioning what a good year even looks like now, this episode is for you.

If you’re struggling, please reach out.

UK Samaritans 116 123

US 988

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The New Year arrived, but nothing felt new.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses grief and loss.

We talk about why the New Year feels strange after loss. When “New Year, New Me” doesn’t fit, goals feel different, and the reset everyone talks about doesn’t land.

This episode names the disconnection between the calendar changing and grief staying exactly where it is.

UK Samaritans 116 123
US 988

Everyone thought we were OK.

Because we were functioning. We weren’t.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses grief and suicide.

This episode is about the stage of grief where life has resumed but the weight has not lifted. When support fades, messages slow down, and you start carrying everything quietly.

We talk about functioning without being OK, deciding not to bring it up, and what happens to the things you start holding in.

UK Samaritans 116 123

US 988