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Podcast: Moncrieff
Episode: Coping with the loss of a parent
Description: The loss of one’s parents can be a ‘deeply traumatic’ experience for both young and old.That’s according to Journalist Deirdre O’Shaughnessy, who lost both her parents in the past three years…While her parents had been ill for years, she says they died ‘two different deaths,’ and her life has never been the same since.Deirdre is the Opinion Editor at the Irish Examiner and host of the Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast, she joins Seán to discuss.