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Vanessa May

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Vanessa May is an author, holistic grief coach and certified grief educator. She is also a nutritional therapist, wellbeing coach and spiritual life coach. Vanessa has written three books: ‘Love Untethered: How to Live When Your Child Dies’, ‘Supporting Your Grieving Client: A Guide for Wellness Practitioners’ and 'When Grief Takes Everything: A Survival Guide to Devastating Loss'.
She lives in London, UK.

When Grief Takes Everything: Vanessa May on Surviving Compounded Loss | EP 474
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Feb. 3, 2026

When Grief Takes Everything: Vanessa May on Surviving Compounded Loss | EP 474

What happens when grief doesn't just visit once—but keeps coming back? In this deeply honest conversation, Vanessa May shares how she navigated losing her son Harry, then her husband Anthony, and father during the pandemic, all while battling COVID and later a cancer diagnosis. Vanessa doesn't sugarcoat. She doesn't spiritually bypass. She tells the truth about what it's like when the ground keeps getting ripped out from under you—and how she's found her way forward anyway. In this episode, w...
Guest: Vanessa May
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