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Lianna Champ on grief

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

In 1985 Lianna Champ opened Champ Funeral Services where, instead of providing a purely practical solution to death and funerals, she created a holistic experience that eases the pain of losing someone and helps the grieving process. A Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, she is also the author of “How to Grieve Like A Champ”, and is passionate about caring for those who have been bereaved or who are suffering with unresolved grief.

Neil Blackburn on working behind the scenes

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

Neil Blackburn offers us a brief glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes, from ensuring the cars always looks their best to the questions he gets asked most often. In this episode, Neil also shares what about the job he wishes he'd been better prepared for.

Kirsty Goodinson on being a funeral director

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

After losing her her own father, and experiencing the loving care from Champ Funeral Services, Kirsty Goodinson’s dream was to become a Funeral Director and today, she has special experience working with child loss and helping others pre-plan a celebration of life. In this episode Kirsty chats about how she got started in this profession.

Carl Taylor on saying goodbye

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Carl Taylor's caring and considerate nature makes him perfectly suited to his role of Funeral Director, Embalmer and Civil Funeral Celebrant. In this episode he chats about how he got his start in this profession and the true understanding he has of each family he works with, their needs and the needs of their loved ones

Victoria Jones on the menopause & taking charge of the transition ~ a revisit

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

Eighteen months ago we began having a conversation about the menopause and taking charge of the transition. Agreeing to come back, Victoria Jones revisits that conversation to see what’s changed and how the topic has moved forward – or not.

Jenny Palmer on anxiety and chronic pain

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

Jenny Palmer has lived with anxiety since early childhood and has suffered with chronic pain since her teens. In this episode, listen as Jenny shares her story of dealing with the consequences of both and how she stood by as her husband underwent brain surgery.

Danny Matthews from burnout to 'creative genius'

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

In this week’s episode Danny Matthews tells his story of how a burnout saw him quite literally fall to his knees in central London with no feeling from the waist down. Danny says he was chasing the money and not his dream.

Nicky Davies on Adventures, Open Skies & Quantum Leaps

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

In 2004, seeking more adventure in her life, Nicky Davies left her well-paying corporate job to follow her dreams of becoming her own boss.In this episode, Nicky talks about the difficult times and failures she faced…. and how looking back, she believes in moments of what looked like sure defeat, opportunities presented themselves that allowed for quantum leaps in growth both in her business life as well as her own personal development.In her own words.. “They defy logic.”

Donté Richardson on his move to California and living in his car.

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

In this episode Donté Richardson talks about how, at age 19, he drove across the United States to California on the promise of “just a job interview”. With little income despite landing the job, Donté was homeless for three months, and today credits his resilience and his drive for getting him through.

Sam Dawson on her journey from renal failure to author.

Stories of Survival in the Modern Age

At 22 Sam Dawson was told she had renal failure, a condition she’d had since birth, and which had gone undiagnosed. In this episode she shares her journey from diagnosis to dialysis and from receiving a live donor to becoming a published author.

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