We have a bonus episode for you! Anna and Emily have a catch up about what they've been up to and how their grief is in relation to big and exciting life events. Them, sit back and enjoy a live recording of Anna in conversation with the amazing Amber Jeffrey from The Grief Gang at the inaugural Death Festival in Brighton. A x

Anna and Emily check in for a quick update of how their grief is - at the time of recording! - then go on a whistle stop tour of the wonderful guests in S4.

Anna and Emily are joined by writer Matt Ortile, who introduces his mom, Mary May Elaine. They discuss Mary May Elaine's elegance and class, dating while grieving and Matt's impending return to Manila, the first time since 2020 - and her death.

Anna and Emily are joined by Karla Soumia, who introduces her mum, Julie. They discuss the role faith has played in Karla Soumia's grief, the importance of feeling your feelings, as well as a phenomenal graveyard coincidence.

CONTENT NOTE: Contains descriptions of abuse. Anna and Emily are joined by writer Heidi James who introduces her mum, Jean. They discuss the fierce highs and lows of their complicated relationship, the impact of that in Heidi's life and how Twitter can understand when no one else does.

Anna and Emily are joined by Alice Williams, who introduces her mum, Cathy. They discuss an unlikely theme park connection, the beauty of tuna baguettes with chips, and the work Alice and Emily are doing together in the sobriety group for Let's Talk About Loss.

Anna and Emily are joined by writer Lisa Montanaro, who introduces her mom, Carol. They discuss Carol's outpouring of maternal warmth and strength, including the astounding act of love Carol made for Lisa's father, as well as the beauty of the "free pass".

Anna and Emily are joined by comedian and writer, Sara Schaefer, who introduces her mom, Billie. They discuss the decision to be child-free, the joys of aunthood, and the seismic effects of health scares.

Anna and Emily are joined by writer Cathy Hayward, who introduces her mum, Hilda. They discuss how becoming a parent makes you look at how you were parented, navigating the grief of a complicated and sporadic relationship, and putting that experience into Cathy's fiction book, The Girl In the Maze.

Anna and Emily are joined by Beth, who introduces her stepmum, Urs, short for Ursula. They discuss how memories live on in cooking and hospitality and how Urs's attitude was formative and lasting for Beth.

Anna and Emily kick off series 4 with writer Lisa Edwards, who introduces her mum, Elizabeth Pamela Mary, to give her her full title. Recorded shortly after Christmas, they discuss sobriety and grief and the little things that set off the grief water table. There is also mention of suicide early in the episode, around the 11 minute mark, so do skip over if you need.

Anna and Emily are back from a podcast break - NOT a holiday! - to talk about the season past, the season ahead and the (ugh) festive season. PS: Spoilers for And Just Like That...

Anna and Emily are joined by writer Amy Lavelle, who introduces her 70s rock loving mum, Dawn. Topics include motherless mothering, writing through grief and the pain of not being able to share your happiness.

Anna and Emily are joined by producer of Remembering Our Mums: Creative Expressions of Love and Loss, Amelie, who introduces her mum, Anne-Marie. They discuss the impact creativity can have on expressing grief, along with Anna and Emily both having good news to share. You can watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApLSQ3LqWNQ&t=4s

Emily drops in solo to talk about a recent development in her life.

Anna and Emily are joined by writer-director-multi-hyphenated threat, Rab Florence, who introduces his mum, Rita. This is a particularly tender episode so we'll let you listen to it instead of try to summarise it in a few sentences. We'll just say that we're incredibly grateful to Rab for his vulnerability.

This week, Anna and Emily are joined by writer, Jonathan Kemp, who introduces his mum, Jean. They discuss the connection between tattoos and grief, the phenomenal portrait of Jean that hangs in Jonathan's home, as well as a possible vision of how we can express grief in the future.

Anna and Emily are joined by Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, funeral director, author and glamazon Lianna Champ, who introduces her wonderful Scottish mammy, Margaret aka Queenie aka Mags and Fags. They talk about turning into their mums and allowing the fluctuation of emotions, while Emily sets a new personal best for earliest time to start crying in a recording.

Anna and Emily are joined by Jaq Chell, who introduces her mum, Jean Mary. They discuss how Jean Mary made Jaq's childhood magical in the face of stressful times, grieving as the child of a single parent, and the transformative power of a blue coat.

For the first episode of S3, Anna Burtt and Emily Benita are joined by Rach Irving who introduces her mum, Marian. They talk about the difficulty of grieving as an adult after teenage bereavement, as well as pragmatic tips on letting yourself feel grief.