life's too short

Sinéad Keane: Living through the grief of losing her Dad to Suicide

life's too short

Show Notes

**TW Suicide and Sexual Abuse**

On today’s episode I speak with Sinéad Keane. Sinéad is owner of Remember Who You are, a holistic therapy clinic based in Limerick. Today she talks to me about the life and death her lovely Dad, Joe.

Sinéad’s Dad died by suicide when she was just in her early twenties, and her grief rocked her completely and utterly to the core.

Today we talk about how primal grief actually is, the ancient Irish tradition of Keening, and how her grief has led her to a greater understanding of pain, lightness and life.

Sinéad is currently working on transforming a piece of ancestral land in West Limerick, where she envisions hosting healing gatherings. If you would like to support this, you can donate at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EXPTTBCRSJU6G

To connect with Sinéad: https://www.rememberwhoyouare.ie/ https://www.instagram.com/rememberwhoyouare.ie/

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