The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and loss

Updated: 23 Dec 2025 • 232 episodes
www.thesilentwhy.com

Claire Sandys is on a mission to see if it's possible to find hope in 101 different types of loss and grief (often joined by husband Chris). New ad-free episodes every other Tuesday. With childless (not by choice) hosts, this podcast is packed with deep, honest experiences of grief and hope from inspiring guests. You also get: tips on how to navigate and prepare for loss, blogs, experts, exploring how loss is handled on TV, and plenty of Hermans. For more visit: www.thesilentwhy.com.

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#141. Struggling with the festive season? You"re not alone. It"s not an easy time of year, and it’s been a season of both highs and lows for us too over the years.  This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss, and we"re

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#140. How"s our big trip "Down Under" going? This is where you find out. Again. Welcome to The Silent Why - usually a podcast with a mission to open-up honest conversations around grief and explore whether hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss. But right now, things are a little different! Take a l

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#139. How"s our big trip going so far? This is where you find out. Welcome to The Silent Why - usually a podcast on a mission to open up honest conversations around grief and explore whether hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss - but right now, things are a little different! If you"ve heard the pr

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#138. We"re off on an Ozzie adventure! But, first things first, as promised, the all-important anonymous form: 👉 https://forms.gle/LmFrrd4xvvnEhG5R9  👈  (it"ll make sense when you"ve listened to the episode!) Welcome to The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, exploring if hope ca

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#137. Can losing a friend be overlooked in our culture? What happens when the friend who knew you best is gone? And why are there so few resources to help with this kind of grief? This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to explore grief, asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss. Loss

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#136. (We"ll... we"ve actually done 226 episodes in total. You"ll hear me talk about the annoying decision around episode numbering in this 226th episode!) This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around grief, asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss. This epi

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