This is a different kind of Big Mum Energy episode.
In the lead-up to Christmas a season that can amplify joy and grief Ali sits down with her mum for a raw, emotional conversation about loss, resilience, and surviving the unimaginable.
Ali’s mum opens up about watching her child die in a tragic water-skiing accident, the devastation that followed, and how she found the strength to keep going not because the pain disappeared, but because her other children still needed their mum.
Together, they talk about:
Christmas grief and how the holidays can reopen old wounds
Living through child loss and the trauma that never fully leaves
Parenting while grieving, showing up when your heart is broken
How love, responsibility, and family can become lifelines
Why Christmas can hold both sorrow and meaning at the same time
This episode is honest, tender, and deeply moving for anyone who carries loss into the festive season, for families navigating grief, or for listeners who need permission to feel everything at Christmas.
A reminder that grief doesn’t mean you’re broken it means you loved.
Content warning: This episode discusses child loss and may be distressing for some listeners.
If you’re grieving this Christmas, you are not alone.
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