Episode 176 | Cathy Rentzenbrink
This week Cariad talks to one of the great grief writers, Cathy Rentzenbrink about her brother, Matty. As ever we talk grief, pub life and the lack of linear business.
You can find out more about Cathy here https://cathyreadsbooks.com/ and you can follow her on Twitter @CatRentzenbrink and Instagram @catrentzenbrink
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“I think I used to hope that I’d somehow be restored to factory settings…that I could be re-booted and that…’cause again one of the very unhelpful things that people say about grief - oh, “Time’s a great healer” and “It’ll take a year”, and all that sort of stuff and I realise now that none of that’s particularly…I don’t think grief is a linear business at all”
You can follow the Griefcast on Twitter + Instagram @thegriefcast. Griefcast is hosted by Cariad Lloyd, edited by Kate Holland, recorded remotely in Cariad's living room, artwork is by Jayde Perkin, stop motion social media clips by Alice Loveday and the music is provided by The Glue Ensemble. And remember, you are not alone.
Cariad's book, You Are Not Alone, is published in January 2023, by Bloomsbury Tonic and available for pre-order now.