One Day to Grieve: The Cost of Corporate Insensitivity

Emma discusses how she became a “mum on a mission” after her manager told her to return to work the day after her partner and father of her child committed suicide aged 31. 

She talks about the shock and subsequent trauma of her manager’s insensitive response and how it led her to leave her job and retrain as a coach and a counsellor, setting up an organisation dedicated to fostering empathy and compassion in the workplace.

About Forest Holme Hospice:

Forest Holme Hospice provides palliative and end-of life-care and support to more than 1,500 people each year across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses such as Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinson’s, heart disease and respiratory illness.

Forest Holme Hospice Charity was set-up to ensure that everyone in the local community affected by a life-limiting illness or bereavement gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.

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What is The Life & Loss Podcast?

‘Life & Loss’ is a new 21-part podcast series from Forest Holme Hospice Charity offering support and guidance for individuals facing a life-limiting illness or navigating grief.

Episodes will be released every week and the series brings together individuals of different ages and backgrounds with unique first-hand experiences, alongside healthcare professionals, to share their stories, knowledge, information, and strategies for coping with the many challenges associated with life-limiting illnesses and grief.