Two mums talking

Talking to a charity that helps parents

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Mandy and Yvonne talk to Ange Tyler, founder of the ELY Memorial Fund, set up in memory of her daughter Emma Louise Young to help parents who have lost their son or daughter in a road traffic collision and who need financial help and support.

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Talking about family liaison officers

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT

In this episode, Mandy and Yvonne talk to Ray Williams, who has worked for many years on road safety education, investigating road deaths as a police officer and training family liaison officers. He is now working with law firm Slater & Gordon as Police Relationship Manager. They discuss training of family liaison officers and how they interact with families.

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Talking to Jack's friends

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT

In this episode we talk to Jack's friends about who he was to them, the shock of losing him, the support they got and gave each other and how they think about life now.

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Talking to work colleagues

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Mandy and Yvonne speak to Karen MacGregor, a journalist who works with Mandy who also lost her daughter Donna to road death. Karen reached out to Mandy when her daughter died. The three discuss support, return to work, helping others and more.

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Talking to our partners

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT

In this episode Mandy and Yvonne are joined by their partners, Gustavo and Simon, to talk about the support they did or didn't receive from friends, family, counsellors and work and how they remember Jack and Anisha.

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Talking to counsellors

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Mandy and Yvonne talk to Catherine Anderson, Road Victim Care Coordinator for London at Roadpeace about trauma, anxiety, counselling and more.

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Talking to Anisha's friends

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:07:00 GMT

In this episode, Yvonne and Mandy talk to three of Anisha's friends - Malu, Maria and Clara - about their grief, the support they have received and the impact Anisha's death has had on them.

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Talking to family

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In the first episode of Series Two of Two mums talking: After road death, Mandy and Yvonne talk to Jane, Yvonne's sister, and discuss family reactions, dynamics and support and more.

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Episode 8: A few years on

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:37 GMT

In the final episode Yvonne and Mandy talk about where they are now and what they have learned about grieving and going on.

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Episode 7: The first year

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:00:13 GMT

This episode covers the first year after the death, including handling the media, anniversaries, birthdays, Covid and more.

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Episode 6: Where to go for help

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:36 GMT

Mandy and Yvonne talk about the different forms of support they have tried and what has worked best.

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Episode 5: The justice system

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:54 GMT

Mandy and Yvonne discuss different aspects of the justice system, from the coroner's court and police to the criminal justice process.

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Episode 4: Work

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:22:16 GMT

In this episode, Mandy and Yvonne talk about how work has and has not supported them through the grieving process.

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Episode 3: Looking out for the kids

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:00:41 GMT

In episode 3, Mandy and Yvonne talk about the impact of the loss of their child on their other children and how difficult it is to get help for grieving teenagers.

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Episode 2: Family and friends

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:00:21 GMT

In episode two, Yvonne and Mandy talk about what family and friends can do to help, what doesn't help and the complexities of family dynamics in situations of extreme shock and grief.

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Episode 1: Introduction and stories

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:00:16 GMT

In this first episode, Mandy Garner and Yvonne Bruce talk about what happened to their children Anisha and Jack and about the immediate shock and impact.

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Trailer: Two mums talking

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:21:43 GMT

In this trailer, we outline the aims of Two mums talking and what we will cover - from how to deal with family and friends and work, the difficulties of dealing with the justice system at a time of horrendous shock and how you as a parent look after your remaining family. The series airs in September.

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