In this episode, Gaby speaks with Kay Backhouse (author and hospice worker) about:

• her younger brother Syd
• how she dealt with a particularly uncomfortable question after his death
• why she changed her way of life and occupation after loss
• what helped her to process her brother's traumatic death
• how she honours her brother Syd on his death day
• how the relationship with her parents and older brothers has changed
• what role writing the book had in her healing
• her advice for anyone who's thinking about writing a book but is experiencing self-doubt

Plus, she shares the most valuable philosophy that has been life-changing throughout her grief journey!

Kay Backhouse is a published author, writer, and grief coach/mentor. She also works at St John’s Hospice and is training to be a qualified counsellor specialising in bereavement. She was raised in the Yorkshire Dales, where she developed a strong connection to, and an appreciation of nature and its healing properties. In 2007 she emigrated toAustralia where she lived and worked for ten years. She now resides in Morecambe with her husband and two grown up children.

Kay's website: ⁠https://www.kaybackhouse.com/⁠

Purchase her book: ⁠https://www.kaybackhouse.com/#book⁠

The two books that Kay mentions in this episode:

• ⁠Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott⁠
• ⁠Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Acknowledgement of Country: This episode was produced on the sacred lands of the Gimuy-walubarra Yidi People. We pay respect to elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people listening.