Health · Mental Health · 12 hrs ago
Lisa Faulkner says therapy helped her cope with guilt over her mother's death
Actress Lisa Faulkner said therapy helped her deal with guilt over how she treated her mother before she died.
Her mother, Julie, died of cancer aged 44 when Faulkner was 16.
Faulkner said they clashed during her teenage years and that she did not understand how ill her mother was.
She said her family had shielded her and her younger sister from the seriousness of the illness.
Faulkner blamed herself for being unkind and sought therapy to come to terms with that guilt.
Earlier this year, Faulkner was diagnosed with breast cancer, but she has now been given the all clear.
She said she is well but has experienced anxiety since her treatment.
Lisa Faulkner said she had lots of therapy to cope with guilt after her mother died of cancer.
Faulkner was 16 when her mother Julie died at age 44.
She said they had clashed during her teenage years and that she had not understood how ill her mother was.
Faulkner said she blamed herself for being unkind to her mother.
She also said she had been given the all clear after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier in 2026.
- Who
- Actress Lisa Faulkner.
- What
- She said therapy helped her cope with guilt about her relationship with her mother, who died of cancer.
- When
- Her mother died when Faulkner was 16; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Faulkner said she felt she had been unkind to her mother and blamed herself.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Her mother Julie died of cancer at age 44.
Faulkner said she had a lot of therapy to address her guilt.
Faulkner was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Faulkner said she had been given the all clear.
- Mother
- Julie
- Mother's age at death
- 44
- Faulkner's age when her mother died
- 16
- Sister's age at the time
- 14
- Faulkner's cancer diagnosis
- Breast cancer, earlier in 2026
- Current status
- Given the all clear
What people are saying
I had to do a lot of therapy, because I felt like I blamed myself for being really unkind.
I had no idea she was going to die and I had no idea how ill she was.
At that age, you are the star in your own film.
I am better and I am well and I am so grateful to our health service who are amazing.