by Liz Deacle | Grieving, Podcasts, Time for a change, Travel, UK
After 16 years away, husband and wife Liz and Brian have returned to old Blighty, England, for a three-month stay.
Today, the couple reveal a few home truths, including misconceptions about England, how Britain compares to New Zealand, an in-your-face struggle they encountered at a café, and what they think will happen if their young adult children decide not to come home to New Zealand.
We know you’ll love this episode.
At the end of this week’s podcast, Liz also shares another reading from her soon-to-be-released book on grief, loss and healing. If you are struggling with any kind of loss, this book will help you. I will let you know as soon as it is available.
Until then, know that our hearts beat with yours, and remember.
There is so much you know.
Kia Kaha,
Liz and Brian x
PS: If you haven’t yet joined my inner circle of friends, my life-letter readers, thousands of trusted confidants, please do. You will be the first person I share everything with. Including details of my upcoming book. You can sign up for my FREE Front Row Newsletter HERE.
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by Liz Deacle | Personal, Podcasts
Sometimes you have to let it go. Even if it hurts your pride. Even if you’re scared people will judge you.
Even if it did cost over a grand.
This week, join husband and wife podcasters, Liz and Brian, as they take you for a stroll through the English countryside and share three tough decisions they’ve made on their nomadic year of travel, how the UK is giving them challenges and why they love each other more than ever.
At the end of the podcast, Liz also shares another reading from her soon-to-be-released book on grief, loss and healing. If you are struggling with loss of any kind, this book will help you. I will let you know as soon as it is available.
Until then, know that my heart beats with yours. You are not alone. You are loved.
Thank you, as always, for being here with us. You are what makes this podcast so special.
Kia Kaha, beautiful you
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts
How ARE you? Answering the question that every grieving person dreads.
This week, we discuss what happened at a recent family funeral. Whether you should tell the truth when someone says the words, How are you?
And if not, WHY not?
Brian shares his thoughts on grief, and at the end of the podcast, Liz shares a reading “words” from her soon-to-be-released book on grief, loss, and healing. If you are struggling with loss of any kind, I think my book will help you ❤️
Thank you, as always, for being here with us.
You are what makes this podcast so special.
My heart beats with yours. Kia Kaha.
Liz and Brian
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by Liz Deacle | Europe, Long Term Travel, Personal, Podcasts, world travel
Has anyone REALLY got their life together? Got it all sorted? We’ve been married for twenty-five years, and I know we haven’t.
This week, husband and wife Brian and Liz feel unsettled. As they walk the canals of Bath, they get real and honest about feeling uncertain about the future and share the times they’ve felt completely lost on their year-long nomadic family journey.
If you’ve ever felt like everyone else has their life together and you don’t then you will love this epiosde.
Get ready to hear four vulnerable stories: the panic of being asked to attend a local social gathering (where they purposely lied and tied themselves in knots), the worry that ruins a beautiful trip, the fear of admitting “I don’t know” to their own kids, and the small rituals they cling to when life feels uncertain.
Listen to this episode if you want to know:
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How to handle questions from strangers about your life when you haven’t got a clue what you’re even doing
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How to talk to your adult kids about financial struggles (AKA: NO. We can’t afford it)
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Morning routine for when you feel anxious
- Us having abuse hurled at us by some random strangers on the Tow Path (see if you spot it…)
Thank you, as always, for being here with us. You are what makes this podcast so special.
My heart beats with yours.
Kia Kaha.
Liz and Brian x
PS: If you haven’t yet joined my inner circle of friends, my life-letter readers, thousands of gorgeous, trusted confidants, please do. You will be the first person I share everything with. I’d love to have you. You can sign up for my FREE Front Row Newsletter HERE.
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by Liz Deacle | Long Term Travel, Podcasts, Travel, UK
it’s what you do in that place that will…
Feeling a little lost and wondering where “home” is, husband and wife Brian and Liz are back to take you along on a walking podcast, and this time, they’ve landed in a three-month rental just outside Bath.
In this deeply personal conversation, Liz shares why the view of an ancient church from her window is helping her write the book on grief she was always meant to write, and Brian opens up about the simple things that make him happy.
This is for anyone who has ever felt a little lost, is redefining “home” after a loss, or is simply wondering how to find pockets of light and purpose right where they are.
We hope you enjoy this raw, real, and uplifting walk through the beautiful English countryside with us (and sorry in advance for needing a loo break and also the marriage spats as we go on our merry way…how embarrassing…??!!)
Thank you, as always, for being here with us.
You are what makes this podcast so special.
My heart beats with yours. Kia Kaha.
Liz and Brian x
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by Liz Deacle | Grief, Podcasts, UK, world travel
We recorded this week’s marriage diary podcast on location under the famous Sycamore Tree in Bampton, the real village of Downton Abbey. But it was harder than we thought.
Downton Abbey has become our family’s anchor, so when we found ourselves in the UK close to the location where many of the show’s outdoor scenes were filmed, we packed our microphones and set off to record a podcast.
While we were talking about why this show has become a lifeline for both our marriage and our family, a coachload of tourists turned up. I’ve never felt so awkward and self-conscious in my life. But Brian refused to stop filming.
So you will hear my awkwardness in all its glory…
After a year of loss and leaving our home in New Zealand, Liz and Brian, husband and wife, have been living out of suitcases, feeling nomadic and uncertain.
In this very raw episode, we talk about how binge-watching Downton Abbey has given our family a surprising sense of routine, safety, and connection as we travel the world and heal after loss.
We also open up about the expat’s identity crisis, what it’s like to not know where “home” is, and pushing through the fear of being seen when you’re grieving.
This is one of our most authentic and vulnerable conversations yet, and we hope you enjoy it.
Thank you for joining us, you are what make this happen.
Our hearts
Liz and Brian xx
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