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
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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 | Podcasts, Travel
Feeling fragile and searching for an anchor, husband and wife, Brian and Liz, are back in England, trying to find a short-term rental in Bath.
They tackle the scary financial reality of their married nomadic life and why they believe spending savings on making memories with their young adult kids is worth every penny.
This is (once again) a deeply vulnerable episode, where Liz shares how a hurtful YouTube comment landed on the very day she was driving to see her brother for the first time since their dad’s funeral, and in turn, sparks a crucial conversation about the real-world impact of our words online.
We hope you enjoy this raw, real, and uplifting look at the cost of living without a fixed address and where to find home when you need it most. We also give you our individual and private husband and wife diaries at the end of the podcast.
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 | Grieving, Personal, Travel
What day was it?
When exactly did you decide to stop? To tame it down. To hold it in. To bottle your emotions.
Was it a Sunday? A Thursday? Maybe it was a Tuesday.
When was it that you told yourself it was no longer acceptable to cry? To bawl your eyes out. To sob. To heave. To snort. To release.
To feel.
What day was the bill passed? When did you reach the verdict that you were just too much for people? That you would no longer be the complete, warts‑and‑all version of you— The person you were born to be.
When did you first reverse the action?
Learn to swallow the salt and halt the gush?
When did you master the skill of diverting the flow— of sending the tears back to the inside of your skull?
Have them wait at the rear entrance of your nose and only let them fall once you are safe and alone. Facing the back of the bathroom door with your head pressed into the damp dressing‑gown that hangs on the middle peg.
When did the tears that once flew so freely down those beautiful cheeks get downgraded to the inside of your fingers— to the creases of your frustrated hands?
When did we get into the habit of ramming hard our delicate, salt‑sodden eyelids into the heel of our palms?
When?
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by Liz Deacle | Personal, Podcasts, Travel
This week, husband and wife, Brian and Liz, share their recent married life podcast shenanigans. Recently returned from their two-month summer in Greece, they have been in their beloved birthplace, Blighty, for 48 hours and have somehow managed to get ripped off. Twice.
Not that Liz is bitter. No. As she reminds Brian many times, marriage isn’t just about love and laughter and making podcasts about pigeons. It’s about carrying the weight together.
Honest…
Thank you, as always, for being here with us. You are what makes this podcast so special.
Yours, ripped off but still together and laughing,
Liz and Brian. Husband and wife. x
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by Liz Deacle | Podcasts, Travel
This year, after a huge family loss, we took our young adult kids and spent the summer in Greece. Here’s how it went.
Our summer in Greece has come to an end, and we don’t want to leave.
Greece has done wonders for our family, our marriage, my healing, Sonny’s income, and our waistline. All have grown.
Here’s what we have loved, what we’ll miss and what we are nervous about facing in England.
Thank you so very much for being here with us.
Yours, forever grateful
Liz and Brian, husband and wife. x
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