Best bits: Toni Street — Grief, guilt and showing up

In this mini-episode of Untidy, Matty and Hannah revisit an incredible conversation with NZ’s beloved media personality, Toni Street, as she shares the heartbreak and hidden strength behind her family’s tragic story of loss. Toni opens up about the unimaginable grief her parents endured, losing three children, and the quiet ways that grief wove through her own childhood and upbringing.

Toni reflects on how growing up in the shadow of loss shaped her family’s way of coping, communicating, and parenting. She talks about what it was like to revisit these memories while writing her book Lost and Found, and how even now, the pain still sits close to the surface.

This conversation also touches on how to show up for someone who is grieving. Toni shares the moments that meant the most, the simple texts, turning up at funerals, being present, and why it’s okay if we don’t always get it right. 

Follow Toni on Instagram at @tonimstreet.

To hear the full episodes with Toni, head to:

• Loss, love and surrogacy with Toni Street on Spotify
• Loss, love and surrogacy with Toni Street on Apple podcasts

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