"He Wanted to Drive Her Ashes on His Tractor” Maren on Parenting Through Grief
Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum
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Trigger warning: this episode includes discussions around bereavement and cancer. If you feel this may be a difficult listen, please choose another episode x
Giovanna is joined this week by her good friend and CoppaFeel! co-founder Maren Sheldon.
Maren opens up about navigating first-time motherhood alongside her twin sister Kris's incurable breast cancer diagnosis and shares the honest, sometimes heartbreaking, and often unexpectedly funny realities of parenting through grief.
The new edition of Kris Hallenga's memoir Glittering a Turd, featuring new material from Maren and a foreword by Dawn French, is out 24th September.
Head to https://coppafeel.org/ for more helpful information and resources xx
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Chapters
00:00:00 – 00:10:09 Introduction
00:10:09 – 00:17:00 Upbringing
00:17:00 – 00:22:22 Living With Cancer
00:22:22 – 00:35:24 Pregnancy & Birth
00:35:24 – 00:37:18 Balancing Care & Motherhood
00:37:18 – 00:51:48 End of Life Care
00:51:48 – 01:02:55 Navigating Grief
01:02:55 – 01:06:05 Bereavement & Rebuilding
01:06:05 – 01:09:56 Letter on Motherhood
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"He Wanted to Drive Her Ashes on His Tractor” Maren on Parenting Through Grief
Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum
14,819 views
Trigger warning: this episode includes discussions around bereavement and cancer. If you feel this may be a difficult listen, please choose another episode x
Giovanna is joined this week by her good friend and CoppaFeel! co-founder Maren Sheldon.
Maren opens up about navigating first-time motherhood alongside her twin sister Kris's incurable breast cancer diagnosis and shares the honest, sometimes heartbreaking, and often unexpectedly funny realities of parenting through grief.
The new edition of Kris Hallenga's memoir Glittering a Turd, featuring new material from Maren and a foreword by Dawn French, is out 24th September.
Head to https://coppafeel.org/ for more helpful information and resources xx
Listen to the podcast here: https://podfollow.com/happymumhappybaby
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:
Substack: https://substack.com/@happymumhq
Instagram: Instagram: happymumhq
Facebook:Facebook: happymumhq
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Subscribe: https://goo.gl/ZTyXhD
Chapters
00:00:00 – 00:10:09 Introduction
00:10:09 – 00:17:00 Upbringing
00:17:00 – 00:22:22 Living With Cancer
00:22:22 – 00:35:24 Pregnancy & Birth
00:35:24 – 00:37:18 Balancing Care & Motherhood
00:37:18 – 00:51:48 End of Life Care
00:51:48 – 01:02:55 Navigating Grief
01:02:55 – 01:06:05 Bereavement & Rebuilding
01:06:05 – 01:09:56 Letter on Motherhood
Kris's energy always appeared like a whirlwind of fun and strength. I noticed Maren in interviews and she always had so much poise, quiet strength and loyalty. Beautiful pair. Thank you for sharing this amazing story about birth, death, love and loss. Wishing Merna so much colour and joy with her little boy and lovely husband ❤️