{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/50400330-f066-4996-a91f-67c6fde96464/63063d1569d4cf0012c49a7c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The surviving parent: with Stacey Heale","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611f8c014804724e08143eed/c8dd92ba-1b65-4431-82a1-86c7faf9eab5.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>What's life like as a surviving parent? How do you navigate your children's emotions AND your own? </p><p><br></p><p>In this week's episode we're taking a new perspective on life as a member of the DPC and we got down and griefy with the PHENOMENAL Stacey Heale.</p><p>If you don't follow her on Instagram yet (what are you doing?) find her at stacey_heale. </p><p><br></p><p>Stacey's husband Greg Gilbert died a year ago, leaving behind two children aged 5 and 7. </p><p>Their children were just 1 and 3 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in 2016, leaving them both reeling and suddenly having to navigate marriage, parenthood, work and life with a terminal diagnosis looming over them. </p><p>In this episode, Stacey speaks frankly and openly about life as the parent who has to carry on. She takes us on a journey many of us having been on before. </p><ul><li>The conversations parents have behind closed doors after such a diagnosis </li><li>How to tell the kids and when to tell them </li><li>Picking up the responsibility of caring for yourself and your grieving children </li><li>The worry for your children as they grow up </li><li>Questioning whether you've done the right thing </li><li>Loneliness</li><li>Using sex and food (cherry bakewells and wine in particular) as a crutch </li><li>What she hopes to hear from her children as they grow up</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>To find out more, visit our website at <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/611f8c014804724e08143eed/episodes/www.deadparentclub.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.deadparentclub.co.uk</a> or follow us on social media by clicking the links below:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/deadparentclubpodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/deadparentpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/dpcpodcast?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Special thanks to This Is Distorted for their time and effort in producing this podcast</p>","author_name":"Dead Parent Club"}