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if we don't laugh, we'll cry
ifwedon'tlaugh
16 episodes
6 days ago
two sisters, amie and alicia normalising the conversation around grief and all the stupid things that come along with it. building a community through humour and shared experience through conversation, reflection, laughter and togetherness. sisterhood, trauma and learnings <3 T/W grief and death content
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two sisters, amie and alicia normalising the conversation around grief and all the stupid things that come along with it. building a community through humour and shared experience through conversation, reflection, laughter and togetherness. sisterhood, trauma and learnings <3 T/W grief and death content
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if we don't laugh, we'll cry
it's the new you, baby

today we are answering your submissions!


we discuss jobs whilst grieving, how we found out the news, our journeys, visiting the grave, parents new partners, friends complaining about their mums, graduation, memorial items, lying.


t/w mention of the "r-word" at 58 minutes


also this one camera technical fault makes one of us look like a giant and the other a tiny little bug sorry

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2 weeks ago
1 hour 12 minutes 10 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
alicia prodded the bear too hard

hi everyone! in today’s episode we cover alicia's adhd/autism assessment, our most disturbing dreams, maladaptive daydreaming, pet death, taking our anger out on strangers, distraction and dream guests on our podcast.


trigger warnings: we mention the following words but don’t go into much (if any) further detail: abduction, fire, rape, suicidal ideation, assault, stabbing.

we also described our dreams that involves depictions of violence.

also a last of us series spoiler at 58 minutes!


apologies for how chaotic this episode it and for the cackles. we hope you can still take what you need from it. love you!

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1 month ago
1 hour 25 minutes 10 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
what year did mum die again?

we're back from a short break whilst amie went off on her travels. this episode was recorded back in may.


today we talk about suppression, your inner child, time blindness, idolising the people you've lost and coming to terms with the bad parts about them. we also look back on how we spent previous anniversaries.


t/w mention of suicide and fake gag warning 10:07

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3 months ago
38 minutes 13 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
don't pretend that you care when you're posting your ass

in todays episode we're joined by our lovely little special guest, jess, alicia's old pal from school.


we cover... coming back to school after the loss, people pretending to care, jess' memories of our mum and alicia's initial experiences of grief, funny messages, posting on anniversaries and ham the pig.


sorry for the horrific cackles.

love you, enjoy! x

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5 months ago
38 minutes 2 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
let's go from the top... mum died

we're back after a long old break whilst we navigated therapy and some big personal growths :) thanks for being patient, we missed you!


today we're talking antidepressants, funerals, school, co-dependency, moving to london, age and advice.

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8 months ago
55 minutes

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
alexa, play happy

we’re back after a short break whilst we both navigate therapy 💘 on todays ep we discuss therapy, the pain of nostalgia, coping mechanisms, what we’ve been up to and really effed up dreams


t/w eating disorders and extremely brief mention of suicide, strokes and seizures.



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11 months ago
49 minutes 20 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
in conversation with The Grief Gang and Suicide&Co

listen back to our live talk and q&a joined by the one and only Amber Jeffrey from the Grief Gang and Amelia from the amazing charity Suicide&Co.

joining us is special guest Amber Jeffrey; podcast host, online community facilitator, grief mentor and consultant. Her work & podcast, The Grief Gang, specialises in normalising grief and welcoming people with love into the gang that you never asked to be a part of.

alongside us is Amelia Wrighton, co-founder and CEO of charity Suicide&Co who support bereaved individuals and open the conversation around suicide-related grief.

t/w suicide



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1 year ago
1 hour 20 minutes 48 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
grief in conversation live @ floorless festival


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1 year ago
49 minutes 38 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
time and a place!
in todays episode we talk about embarrassing grief conversations and having to talk about things when you don't want to. we also answer your submissions about people avoiding you, living in your family home, how to get yourself out of a depressive rut and feeling guilty after loss xxx

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 year ago
28 minutes 54 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
read the room

today we discuss antidepressants, nightmares, triggers and how to help, social media, memory tattoos, free online therapy resources and with our very first (surprise) guest appearance from our lovely friend Evie.


t/w mention of suicide (around 22 minutes)



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1 year ago
47 minutes 5 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
she’s not stupid but her mums dead

in todays episode we chat about all things grief including starting EMDR, therapy, relationships, dark humour, pessimism, conflicting emotions and needs, life timelines, signs from the people we've lost and the kind acts of strangers.

T/W grief, loss, dark humour



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 year ago
49 minutes 41 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
you better say "how are you?"

we're back with our most chaotic episode yet (sorry!)

discussing: grieving when you're poorly, birthdays, the loss of a mother role in your life, griefy breakdowns in fluffy socks, depression behaviour, suppression, growing into independence and fundraising for funerals,

T/W: mention of self harm (1min30seconds)



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1 year ago
25 minutes 25 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
are you not over it yet?

after a long old break we are backkkk discussing our views on therapy, seasonal depression, mothers day, grief porn and trigger warnings.


t/w- grief and loss, dark humour, suicide, 13 reasons why, fake gagging noises at 45minutes-46minutes (emetophobia), reference to stabbing.



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1 year ago
50 minutes 16 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
podcast launch event: live q&a

t/w grief and loss


our sold out podcast launch event at feel good club with a live q&a! our advice and views on what not to say to someone grieving, life milestones, advice to our younger selves, traumatic hamster deaths, being in education whilst grieving and christmas.



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1 year ago
59 minutes 28 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
we got barrier for mums funeral!

welcome to the first episode of if we don't laugh, we'll cry! in today's episode we cover funerals, revisiting old hobbies, music as a coping mechanism, having to take on motherly duties and being treated differently after loss.

TW: dark humour, grief and loss.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 year ago
49 minutes 30 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
coming soon!

'if we don't laugh, we'll cry' is a self-produced, light-hearted podcast that aims to normalise conversations around grief, and everything that comes with it, whilst building a community through humour and shared experience.

by sisters, amie and alicia fretter.

TW: dark humour, grief and loss.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1 year ago
1 minute 28 seconds

if we don't laugh, we'll cry
two sisters, amie and alicia normalising the conversation around grief and all the stupid things that come along with it. building a community through humour and shared experience through conversation, reflection, laughter and togetherness. sisterhood, trauma and learnings <3 T/W grief and death content