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Jake Humphrey recalls his grandmother saying she “couldn’t go on” shortly before her death

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published September 25, 2026 · Begin Again with Davina McCall · Jake Humphrey on Grief, The Trauma Of Childhood Bullying & His Mission To Help Young Men
Jake Humphrey recalls his grandmother saying she “couldn’t go on” shortly before her death
Begin Again with Davina McCall
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Jake Humphrey on Grief, The Trauma Of Childhood Bullying & His Mission To Help Young Men

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"She goes, "Don't think I can go on." And I went, "Of course you can." And then carried on working as you do."

Jake Humphrey says he remembers his grandmother visiting while he was revising for his A-levels and telling him she did not think she could go on, which he says he brushed off at the time. He says she died shortly afterwards and describes the profound effect her death had on his father.

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Jake Humphrey · guest
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Begin Again with Davina McCall
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Jake Humphrey on Grief, The Trauma Of Childhood Bullying & His Mission To Help Young Men
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