Thinking Out Loud: A Podcast On Grief And Mental Health

Episode 11: TGSS Ft Amber Jeffrey and Georgia Wicky

In this week’s episode we are joined by not one but two guests! We have a chat with Georgia and Amber about the importance of having a safe space when dealing with grief. The ladies are part of a team of 6 that set up TGSS which stands for The Grief Safe Space. This platform was created to give black and brown people a safe space to discuss their grief and parts of it that may not be easily understood by their white counterparts. The platform is about representation and not segregation. Whilst the premise has the interests of black and brown people at heart it doesn’t mean non-black and non-brown people cannot be included as they can learn and have an understanding into issues they may not face.

Aside from work they are doing with TGSS Amber and Georgia also host their own podcasts, respectively.

Amber - https://www.instagram.com/thegriefgang/

Georgia - https://www.instagram.com/otherthepodcast/

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Guest

Amber Jeffrey Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amber_jeffrey/

Georgia Wicky Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georgiawicky/

The Grief Safe Space (TGSS) - https://www.instagram.com/thegriefsafespace/

Episode 10: "What is Modern Masculinity?"

In this week’s episode we are talking about masculinity and what it meant to be masculine during our adolescence. Is the perception of traditional masculinity changing or is it becoming embedded with modern masculinity?

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Episode 9: "You're More Than Your Insecurities"

We probably all have insecurities but what they are and how they affect us is very different. Some of us can experience the same insecurity but how it is dealt with, if it is dealt with, is subjective and often complex.

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Episode 8: From Losing My Dad To Becoming A Dad Ft Marlon Reynolds

We have our first guest on the podcast! In this week's episode we have a discussion with Marlon who shares his experience with grief and the lessons that came with it.

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Episode 7: Grieving the loss of both parents

In this week’s episode we talk about grief and whether, as we have lost both of our parents, we mourn one parent more than the other. When dealing with multiple loss it can often be mentally and emotionally exhausting and those who have experienced it can often feel like it is impossible to grieve for different people equally.

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Episode 6: Give People Their Flowers While They Can Smell Them

In this week’s episode we talk about gratitude, whether we express it enough, and why it is important to appreciate people whilst we can. Do we tend to value people more when they are no longer here? We need to give people their flowers while they can smell them.

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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Episode 5: "I don't want to suppress things and suffer in silence"

In this week’s episode Jermaine talks about rebuilding his character and identity after the death of his parents and how he is finally at a place where he is “getting his grove back”.

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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Episode 4: School Memories & The Nuclear Family vs The Single-Parent Family

In this episode we were feeling quite nostalgic as we were reminiscing on some of our memories from school, we look at how we were disciplined growing up and if that changed when we went from being in a nuclear family environment to a single family household.

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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Episode 3: "Financially we were struggling"

In this episode we talk about recent events and our experiences with racism, not being financially equipped to deal with the death of our parents, African funerals, Life Insurance, and more.

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

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Episode 2: It's A Marathon Not A Sprint

In this episode we talk about the bereavement of our fathers, dealing with grief, masculinity, and the ways in which loss has changed the way we think about our mental health.

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Ben Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benacquaah_/

Thinking Out Loud Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingoutloudpod_/