Becky Briggs and Natasha Spencer-Levy are on a mission to make death a less taboo topic, tackling it with humor, openness, and real talk. Having lost their parents young, they dive into everything from broken-heart syndrome and family issues to ghost stories and conspiracy theories, exploring death’s spiritual, cultural, and strange sides. With raw, often hilarious conversations, they’re showing that death can, surprisingly, be ‘a funny business.’
Becky Briggs and Natasha Spencer-Levy are on a mission to make death a less taboo topic, tackling it with humor, openness, and real talk. Having lost their parents young, they dive into everything from broken-heart syndrome and family issues to ghost stories and conspiracy theories, exploring death’s spiritual, cultural, and strange sides. With raw, often hilarious conversations, they’re showing that death can, surprisingly, be ‘a funny business.’
This week on the show, Tash spoke to Nathaniel Dye MBE, music teacher and campaigner, about who was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable bowel cancer at age 36. Together they spoke about the need for NHS reform and the mindset he has with less than a year to live. Tash also answered some of your questions about grief!
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by Michelle Cove from Experience Camps, an organisation which runs grief camps for grieving children across America. She spoke about the importance of supporting children through bereavement and how humour can be a useful tool for coping with trauma.
This week on the show, Tash is joined by special guest co-host and audio producer Talia Augustidis! Together they spoke to award-winning author Peter Godwin about his recent memoire 'Exit Wounds' and why he chooses to write about grief with humour. They also discussed his venture into ketamine therapy and how it has helped him move forward through his grief.
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by award-winning audio producer Talia Augustidis, who discussed her quest to find out more about her mum Sallie who died when she was three. Talia spoke about memorialising someone you don't remember and how her family dealt with her mother's death being dramatized by the media.
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by CEO and founder of Loop Biotech Bob Hendrikx, who is pioneering the future of sustainable funerals. Bob revealed how he began the journey of creating caskets made out of mushrooms which decompose in just 45 days. They also discussed how humans can live and die in harmony with nature and become a source of new life when they die.
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by Carolyn Mayling, author of award winning memoire 'The Future is Rosie' and founder of Rosie's Rainbow Fund. Carolyn opened up about what it was like to lose her daughter Rosie suddenly at just 11 years old and the lack of support there was for grieving parents at the time.
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by founder of The New Normal Charity Benjamin May, who discussed how a chance encounter with a grieving friend led to the creation of the foundation. They also discussed the importance of peer support in grief and how Benjamin turned his life around to deal with has anger.
This week on the show, Tash spoke to grief content creator Elena Ricci who's boyfriend took his own life and sent her list of 101 things he'd like her to do. She opened up about the all-encompassing grief she felt in the wake of his death and her decision years later to begin to complete the list. Also on the show was Kate Tym, co-founder of The Coffin Club, who discussed how funerals don't need to be all doom and gloom and the importance of having an amazing celebrant.
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by grief illustrator and creator of 'GriefKid' Ann O'Malley who discussed the importance of consciously making time to grieve. Also on the show was author and hypnotherapist Di Goddard, who spoke about how she found motivation to keep living a happy life after losing many people close to her.
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by intuitive grief guide and fellow podcaster Kendra Rinaldi, who gave some guidance on how to find gratitude in your life while grieving the death of a loved one. Also on the show was radio presenter and self love coach Claira Hermet, who spoke about the knock on effects that losing her mother at a young age had on her life, her relationships and her mental health.
This week on the show, Tash is joined by special guest co-host and grief influencer Matt Phipps! Together they spoke to renowned playwright and director Neil LaBute about his newest play 'How to Fight Loneliness' and how he was inspired by the death of his mother to tackle the tricky subject of assisted dying. Also on the show was Carla Fernandez, founder of The Dinner Party and author of 'Renegade Grief', who discussed the importance of community when getting support for grief.
This week on the show, Tash spoke to photographer Caroline Catlin about how she captures the heart-breaking yet beautiful moments at the end of someone's life. They also discussed her mindset after being diagnoses with a treatable yet incurable brain cancer. Also on the show was Leah Sian Davies, somatic grief healer and co-founder of Grief Disco, who talked about the power of dancing and the importance of giving yourself permission to have fun again.
This week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by Amber Jeffrey, founder of The Grief Gang, to discuss how the death of her mother and best friend led her to create a community. Also on the show was Judy Lipson, author of Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late to Grieve, who spoke about suppressing her grief for thirty years and creating a fundraiser to celebrate her sisters.
This week on the show, Tash is joined by special guest co-host and grief influencer Matt Phipps! Together they spoke to Andrew Flewitt, author of 'Do You Believe In Life After Loss?' about how hitting rock bottom inspired him to write the book. Also on the show was Kate Ray, founder of The Art of Grieving who discussed how her art exhibitions encourage people to break the taboo and talk about death.
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha were joined by renowned grief expert and author Mary-Frances O'Connor who discussed the effect that grief can have physically on both your brain and your body. Mary-Frances also answered the age-old question - can you really die of a broken heart? The girls also discussed the upcoming anniversary of Becky's dad's death.
This week on the show, Becky and Tasha were joined by art therapist and neo-humour therapist Hephzibah Kaplan who explained how she uses humour with her patients to help them with their grief. Also on the show was GP and author Dr Tom Pelly who opened up about the sudden tragic death of his brother Matt and how this changed his view on the different ways his patients experienced grief.
This week on the show, Tash spoke to Julia Engelhorn, founder of PreciousScars.org about how she coped with the unimaginable grief of having her three-year-old twins murdered at the hands of her ex-husband. Also on the show was Andrea Walker, director and choreographer who discussed his new project Sad Book and how he conveys grief through the medium of dance. Tash also opened up about her personal experience with grief and the passing of her mum Vanessa.
This week on the show, Becky is joined by special guest co-host and founder of Breathpod Stuart Sandeman! Together they discussed Becky's experience at Stuart's breathwork class which resulted in her sobbing and screaming. Also on the show was Katie Rose Whiting, death and miscarriage doula, who discussed the grief that can come with a miscarriage and how best to support someone through this tough time.
This week on the show, Becky spoke to Victoria Tolchard about how art therapy can be used to help bereaved people process their grief. Also on the show was Iola Kreizman, founder of The Grief Retreat, who discussed how seeing how death was approached in other countries led her to start a new community in the UK for people dealing with loss. Becky also opened up about her personal experience with grief and the passing of her dad Mark.
This week on the show, Becky is joined by special guest co-host and founder of Breathpod Stuart Sandeman! Becky and Stuart spoke to holistic grief coach Kayleigh O'Connor, who spoke about how losing her dad when she was 15 caused her to spiral and ultimately led her to start the support platform 'Good Grief'. Also on the show was Diane James, Head of Pet Bereavement Support at Blue Cross, who revealed why losing a pet can be just as painful as a human loved one.