Queer Grief: Living in your truth with June Bellebono

Welcome back to this week's episode of The Grief Gang podcast.This week I'm speaking with my dear friend, June Bellebono.June's brother James died over 7 years ago to cancer and towards the end of 2020, her father too to a heart condition. In this episode, June and I discuss the influence losing a loved one can have in empowering us to live in our complete truth. For June, losing her brother and his larger than life personality, played an important part in June's transitioning.We speak on complicated relationships. June tells us of her complex relationship with her father & the comparisons between the grief she holds for both her brother and father. Lastly, we moved away from personal, individual losses and touch on grief as a collective and what that looks like in the LGBTQ+ community. A community that grief and death is embedded in it's history. How can one community endure so much grief and support each other? June gives us a beautiful and moving response. We had so much fun recording this episode, as you will be able to tell by all the laughs! It's amazing isn't it, how conversations so heavy can contain so much laughter too.This is a really special episode and one I am proud to share with you all. June is a multifaceted babe who wears many hats within the work she does! You can find her over at @junebellebabe on Instagram. You can support and check out her magazine platform, Oestrogeneration, by searching on instagram too!Big love always,Amber xxxJoin the conversation & community on...Instagram - @thegriefgangpodcastTwitter- @thegriefgangFacebook- The Grief GangIntro and outro music produced by Goodgoodgood Media.Editing by Ross Ramsey-GoldingSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thegriefgang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

Welcome to the gang...the one you never asked to be part of.The Grief Gang podcast was created after host Amber Jeffrey, Mother died unexpectedly at the age of 19. Struggling with her grief and feelings, she set out to find people who just got it and to share the continuous whirlwind experience of this thing called grief.Through sharing her own experiences, the highs and the really low lows, the funny bits, the naff bits and the really confusing bits, this show aims to show you that you are never alone in your grief and feelings. Nor should you have to suffer it alone. You will hear alongside Amber's own experiences on this podcast, an array of guests who honestly & candidly share their own stories of their grief, from all different walks of life and losses. From parent, child, sibling, partner & more, there is hopefully something here for everybody.You will most likely cry, even more likely to laugh when listening to this show, but above all this show aims to provide you with hope. Hope that there is life after loss..and a bloody good one at that.The Grief Gang podcast has been celebrated by the BBC, Channel 5, Vogue, Women's Health UK & Australia and more. Amber's dedicated passion to her community and work of breaking down the taboo conversation of grief, has been recognised globally from media to the academic world. Delivering talks, panel discussions and workshops at the likes of Cambridge University, Westminster & the first international grief conference in Denmark.Follow on Instagram here. Follow on Facebook here. Follow on Twitter here. Follow on Youtube here. Visit The Grief Gang website here. "Open and honest...Amber navigates the conversation around grief so truthfully. There’s always something I’m able to resonate to and I find this podcast a great comfort. Thank you!"Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thegriefgang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.