Death on the Daily

Let's bring the conversation about death out of the shadows and into the mainstream, where it belongs. Podcast hosted by bereaved mother, coach and death doula, Tanya Wilkinson

Death on the Daily is a society podcast hosted by Tanya Wilkinson, with 116 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Death on the Daily

  Grief 101: The truth about loss that no one taught us

  Aug 1, 202618 min

  Have you ever felt completely confused by your grief? Or are you supporting someone who's grieving and don't know where to start? This is my Grief 101 - everything I wish I'd been taught about grief long before grief became part of my life. I'm Tanya Wilkinson, AC, IPHM and ACCPH certified Grief and Life transitions coach and bereaved mother to my daughter Ngākau Raiona (lioness heart in Māori). In this episode I share my 5 Grief Essentials: Grief is more than temporary sadness — grief is a full mind, body and spirit experience, showing up as anger, numbness, brain fog, a dysregulated nervous system, and even deep joy. Grief doesn't end, it integrates — using Lois Tonkin's "Growing Around Grief" model to explain why grief isn't linear and doesn't need to shrink or disappear. Grief is unique to each of us — exploring instrumental vs intuitive grieving styles, and how to spot when either tips into avoidance. Presence and curiosity beats avoiding or fixing — practical language for supporting a griever, including how to ask permission to check in. Their name matters — why saying the name of someone's person or pet, and continuing bonds practices, matter so deeply in grief. Whether you're grieving, supporting someone who is, or just want the language and tools around grief that none of us were taught growing up — this episode is for you. Are you journeying with grief? JOIN GRIEF COCOON, my new monthly virtual support session - a sacred space for grief in busy lives: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-cocoon DOWNLOAD MY FREE Grief, Grace & Growth journaling ebook: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-grace-growth-journal GUIDED GRIEF MEDITATIONS PLAYLIST: https://youtu.be/JdQ60u1eHf8?si=72qCHQ5fV87Qdo-n GUIDED "FIND YOUR SAFE PLACE" MEDITATION: https://youtu.be/RO1G2oAOIEU Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Nor is it a substitute for professional support. Follow Death on the Daily: Do Like, Comment & Subscribe to this channel @deathonthedaily Share this episode with a friend who might need it. Subscribe to my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/deathonthedaily/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanyawilkinson_ YouTube: http://youtube.com/@deathonthedaily Find out about my work as a Grief & Life Transitions Coach and connect with me here: https://www.tanyawilkinson.co.uk The theme music for Death on the Daily is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Set Free by Katie Gray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is used with artist's permission. You can connect with Katie and her music and work here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katiegray.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This podcast is edited by David Strutt, who you can contact here for any editing needs: davidstrutt2@gmail.com Chapters: 00:00: Introduction to Grief and Why It Matters02:20: Understanding All Forms of Loss and Transition04:16: Grief as Love and Its Variations05:14: Physical and Emotional Manifestations of Grief06:40: Secondary Losses and Their Impact08:04: The Non-Linear Nature of Grief: Lois Tonkin's Grow Around Grief Model10:00: Unique Grieving Styles: Instrumental and Intuitive12:17: Supporting Grievers with Presence and Curiosity13:10: The Power of Saying Their Name16:27: Final Thoughts and Resources for Grief Support

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  Grieving a parent you never knew with Miranda Malone | Preverbal loss

  Jul 23, 202647 min

  She has no memories of her mother's voice, her laugh, or ever being held by her. Miranda Malone - clinical therapist, hypnotherapist, "dead mom girly," and founder of the Dead Mom Club - lost her mum Rosalie when she was just five months old. In this episode of Death on the Daily, Miranda and I go deep into what it means to grieve a parent you never consciously knew: how preverbal loss roots itself into the nervous system, why so many early-loss daughters become high achievers as a way of outrunning the feeling, and how to tell if a relationship is safe enough to hold your grief. We also talk about grief rituals (including the coffee ritual that made her famous), micro-dosing grief instead of saving it for the big anniversaries, and the permission slips every griever deserves to give themselves. Are you journeying with grief? JOIN GRIEF COCOON, my new monthly virtual support session - a sacred space for grief in busy lives: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-cocoon DOWNLOAD MY FREE Grief, Grace & Growth journaling ebook: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-grace-growth-journal GUIDED "FIND YOUR SAFE PLACE" MEDITATION: https://youtu.be/RO1G2oAOIEU Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Nor is it a substitute for professional support. In this episode: What it's like to grieve someone you have zero conscious memory of Why early mother-loss often creates "high-functioning overachievers" How to spot whether someone is safe to grieve in front of Practical grief rituals: the coffee ritual, digital altars, and "micro-dosing" grief Spirituality, soul contracts, and what her mum might think of her life now The permission slips every griever needs to hear Follow Death on the Daily: Do Like, Comment & Subscribe to this channel @deathonthedaily Share this episode with a friend who might need it. Subscribe to my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/deathonthedaily/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanyawilkinson_ YouTube: http://youtube.com/@deathonthedaily Find out about my work as a Grief & Life Transitions Coach and connect with me here: https://www.tanyawilkinson.co.uk You can connect with Miranda Malone here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deadmomtherapist Check out Miranda's website for her offerings including membership, plus merch: https://www.mirandamalone.com The theme music for Death on the Daily is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Set Free by Katie Gray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is used with artist's permission. You can connect with Katie and her music and work here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katiegray.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This podcast is edited by David Strutt, who you can contact here for any editing needs: davidstrutt2@gmail.com Chapters: 0:00 – Intro: growing up with no memory of your mother 1:20 – Miranda's story: losing her mum at 5 months old 2:37 – Grief that lives in the body, not just memory 5:32 – High-functioning grief and the overachiever pattern 8:32 – Grief, empathy, and vulnerability to toxic relationships 10:26 – The "safe person" checkpoint: can they hold your grieving inner child? 14:32 – How to show up for a grieving friend, even years later 19:10 – Fragments, stories, and building a picture of who they were 22:28 – Becoming older than your mother ever lived to be 23:31 – Soul contracts and what her mum might think of her life now 26:13 – Storytelling, graveyards, and immortalising the people we've lost 29:23 – Positive nihilism and making peace with being forgotten 32:18 – Numbing out vs. spiritual connection through grief 35:57 – The coffee ritual — how it started and what it means 39:16 – Microdosing grief instead of saving it for the big days 40:26 – Restorative vs. performative: the test for any grief ritual 41:13 – The permission slips every griever deserves

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  Steady like a tree: Grounding meditation for grief & stormy days

  Jun 20, 202614 min

  When grief makes life feel unsteady, sometimes what we need isn't to "fix" the feeling - it's to find something solid to stand on. This guided meditation invites you to visualise yourself as a tree: roots growing deep and stable into the earth, a steady trunk at your core, and branches that can move with life's winds without losing their connection to what holds them. Grief is a part of us - but it is not all of us. This practice offers a few quiet minutes to reconnect with the steadiness that's still there within, even on the hardest days. This meditation is for you if: 🌳 You're feeling ungrounded or overwhelmed by grief 🌳 You want a short, accessible practice (eyes open or closed) 🌳 You want to connect to a sense of calm, safety or neutrality within. In this guided meditation, you'll: Visualise roots growing from your feet into the earth Connect to the steady "trunk" within your core Explore your branches - the more delicate, moveable parts of you Return to a felt sense of stability that you can access anytime If this meditation supports you, please like, subscribe, or share it with someone who might need it too. Disclaimer: This content is for entertainment and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice. This practice invites gentle awareness of your body. Before you begin, check in with yourself and see whether it feels right for you to do this meditation today. You know yourself best - trust what feels right for you. This meditation is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Are you journeying with grief? Download my FREE Grief, Grace & Growth journaling ebook: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-grace-growth-journal JOIN GRIEF COCOON, my new monthly virtual event - a sacred space for grief in busy lives: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-cocoon Follow & Support Death on the Daily: Do Like, Comment & Subscribe to this channel @deathonthedaily Share this meditation with a friend who might need it. Subscribe to my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/deathonthedaily/ Buy me a coffee and support the production of this free podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/tanyawilkinson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/death_onthedaily Find out about my work including as a grief coach: www.tanyawilkinson.co.uk YouTube: http://youtube.com/@deathonthedaily This meditation is edited by David Strutt, who you can contact here for any editing needs: davidstrutt2@gmail.com Chapters: 0:00: Introduction 0:54: Guided Meditation Begins

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  Father's Day grief survival guide: Permission to do it your way

  Jun 13, 202612 min

  Does Father's Day fill you with grief and dread? You're not alone, for many grievers this day is so hard. This episode is your Father's Day grief survival guide. Whether your dad, stepdad, or any other father figure in your life has died, whether your relationship with your dad is complicated or estranged, whether you've lost a child or been through any stage of baby loss, or whether you simply long for the family life you imagined - all of you and your grief is welcome here. In this episode, I (Tanya Wilkinson, an AC certified grief and life transitions coach and bereaved mother) will walk you through: → Why grief intensifies on mass celebration days like Father's Day and Mother’s Day. → The secondary losses we rarely talk about when we lose a father figure. → How to approach Father's Day on your own terms — from honouring your person in your way, to setting boundaries of sacred no's, to giving yourself full permission to opt out. → The permission slip practice: a journalling exercise to help you move from intention to action There is no one-size-fits-all in grief. This episode will help you understand what Father's Day can look like when it honours you — in all your uniqueness. If this episode resonated, please share it with someone who needs to hear it. And if you're new here, hit subscribe - new episodes every week on grief, life transitions, and finding your forwards path. Are you journeying with grief? JOIN GRIEF COCOON, my new monthly virtual support session - a sacred space for grief in busy lives: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-cocoon DOWNLOAD MY FREE Grief, Grace & Growth journaling ebook: https://tanyawilkinson.co.uk/grief-grace-growth-journal GUIDED "FIND YOUR SAFE PLACE" MEDITATION: https://youtu.be/RO1G2oAOIEU Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Nor is it a substitute for professional support. Follow Death on the Daily: Do Like, Comment & Subscribe to this channel @deathonthedaily Share this episode with a friend who might need it. Subscribe to my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/deathonthedaily/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanyawilkinson_ YouTube: http://youtube.com/@deathonthedaily Find out about my work as a Grief & Life Transitions Coach and connect with me here: https://www.tanyawilkinson.co.uk The theme music for Death on the Daily is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Set Free by Katie Gray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is used with artist's permission. You can connect with Katie and her music and work here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katiegray.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This podcast is edited by David Strutt, who you can contact here for any editing needs: davidstrutt2@gmail.com

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  When grief arrives too early with Luke Alfano (Too Young To Grieve)

  Jun 8, 20261h 6mS0

  <p>What happens when grief arrives outside the natural order of life?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this deeply personal crossover episode, me and Death on the Daily meets Luke Alfano’s Too Young to Grieve to explore one of grief's most isolating dimensions - when someone dies decades too soon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luke lost his dad at 21, I lost my daughter Ngākau Raiona at 21 weeks of pregnancy. Two completely different losses, but so many of the same experiences: the loneliness, the disorientation, the friends who showed up at the funeral and vanished after, and the...

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