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Sitting in the Space, with Mary

Welcome to Sitting in the Space with Mary. A Podcast sharing stories of sitting in the tough emotional spaces of health crises and diagnosis. Mary Prentice is your host, a Pastoral Practitioner for the past 9 years, where I have supported thousands of patients and family members facing diagnosis, treatment, and mortality.

Recent Episodes

May 21, 2024

Episode 10 Missing Mum at Mother's Day part 2

Mother's Day can be tough when you miss Mum, even when they can be Hard task Masters, can't remember who you are anymore, or have been gone for a long... long... time now. This episode is brought forward a week, while the t…
May 14, 2024

Episode 9 Missing Mum at Mothers Day - Part One

Please don't be put off by this title! Mums are unique and so too are our relationships with them... Just experiencing Mother's Day 2024 is cause for great celebration of the role of motherhood, and an opportunity to reflect…
April 30, 2024

Episode 8 Joan Cunningham

Nurse Manager of a busy Birth Suite - Joan Cunningham brings her steadfast wisdom, experience and compassion to the couples in her care. This episode focus is on the care provided by midwifes when supporting couples experie…
April 16, 2024

Episode 7 Natalie Kay

In this episode I invite you on a journey of discovery with the wise and gentle Nat Kay, into the world of Somatic psychology and spiritual insights. Natalie has for over a decade developed her practice by exploring the int…
April 2, 2024

Episode 6 Bob Loss

Bob is an inspiration in the manner in which he recognised and reached out for help following the sudden death of his wife Amanda in October 2022. Realising that grief can not be out-run he trialled a number of supports, t…
March 19, 2024

Episode 5 Brent Gentry

Brent had some signs and symptoms of Colorectal cancer, but at the youngish age of 43 years was shocked to realise that he needed extensive treatment to deal with this cancer. Family and community surrounded him with love a…