Good Grief | Resources for Grief Management & Palliative Care

An intensive care specialist’s insight.

The following article by Australian intensive care expert Professor Ken Hillman, in Inside Story, gives insight into the way Covid-19 is being managed by intensive care teams and the health system more generally. There are a couple of things to note. He points out that it is a very specific disease. In layman’s terms this […]

Northern Italy’s painful lessons. What can we learn?

We understand if you need to say goodbye to Good Grief! for a while, to protect your emotional well-being and mental health. No offence will be taken if you disconnect. It’s important to experience the positive and the beautiful in the light of what is happening throughout the world and in our own communities right […]

Adapting the funeral starts now.

People are arguing with funeral homes to be allowed to have bigger funerals than 10 people, amid warnings that this is dangerous, said Carly Dalton, Funeral Director … Read More about Adapting the funeral starts now.

Covid-19 unlikely to be contracted from a dead body.

Guidelines are being continuously reviewed by the government authorities who overview them. So this advice could change. Current science says: Funeral directors … Read More about Covid-19 unlikely to be contracted from a dead body.

Don’t feel hopeless – even if you are old.

Here’s some good news. Getting sick with COVID-19 isn’t necessarily a death sentence - even if you’re old. Norman Swan in his coronavirus update on March 23 … Read More about Don’t feel hopeless – even if you are old.

Margaret Rice, Good Grief

Good Grief! is a site by Margaret Rice, aimed at facilitating conversation and providing resources for grief management & palliative care.

It’s also a place for you to indulge in a lighter side of grief, to seek relief, comfort and wisdom from those who’ve experienced it.

Have you got something to say about your experience of loss or sadness? A story to share? Would you like to find more about how to cope? Good Grief! is a page for everyone. You can contact Margaret here.

After all, we all know what grief is, even though we aren’t very good at talking about it.