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Two mums talking

After road death


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  • 8. Catching up and reviewing the series

    33:28||Season 3, Ep. 8
    In the last episode of series 3, Yvonne and Mandy talk about their highlights from the last two series and catch up on what has been happening in their worlds. Yvonne is five years on and talks about how that anniversary hit her hard. Mandy and Yvonne discuss civil cases, police investigations and trying to make a difference. To find out more about the film mentioned at the end of the podcast go to https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/stronger-together-5

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  • 7. Talking to a lawyer

    43:54||Season 3, Ep. 7
    Yvonne and Mandy talk to Will Cornwell, principal lawyer in the personal injury team at Slater & Gordon, about all aspects of the law relating to road death, from criminal proceedings to the coroner's court and civil action.
  • 6. Talking to campaigner Sarah Hope

    32:15||Season 3, Ep. 6
    In this episode, Mandy and Yvonne speak to Sarah Hope about the incident that killed her mum and left her and her daughter with lifelong injuries and about her campaigning work for both amputees and other road victims.
  • 5. Talking to campaigner Lucy Harrison

    38:31||Season 3, Ep. 5
    Yvonne and Mandy talk to Lucy Harrison, whose brother was killed and who has been campaigning on road safety issues including hit and run ever since. Lucy is now setting up the organisation Road to Change to help those affected by road injury and death.
  • 4. Talking to campaigner Abi Toghill

    38:56||Season 3, Ep. 4
    Yvonne and Mandy talk to Abi Toghill, founder of Lantern Connect, a new survivor‑led, trauma‑informed online community for anyone bereaved in a road crash. To support her work go to her Gofundme page.
  • 3. Talking to funeral directors

    37:03||Season 3, Ep. 3
    Mandy and Yvonne talk to John Adams, former President of the National Association of Funeral Directors, who is known for his advocacy in bereavement education, which is on the curriculum in UK schools from this September. John is also a funeral industry adviser to Child Bereavement UK, an ambassador of The Good Grief Trust and podcast host of Death: A Changing Industry.
  • 2. Talking to author Cathy Rentzenbrink

    25:03||Season 3, Ep. 2
    In this episode Mandy talks to best-selling author Cathy Rentzenbrink about her books on grief, in particular The Last Act of Love where she recounts what happened to her brother Matty and the eight years he spent in a state of severe neurological impairment before life support was turned off.