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A cup - for tea, or any other cuppa, to offer solace and comfort when someone has died. A vessel, that can be filled and renewed. One with a break and a chip near the handle. We are broken, imperfect, but we can still serve our purpose.

Life is good and should be full of joy. But sometimes we need help to find our way back there, when personal tragedy and grief strike.

I believe that if we talk about and share our experiences of death and grief, this will help us to get back to a full and happy life.

We've written the following articles to feel like you're sitting down and having a conversation with a friend over a cup of tea.

We hope you find them comforting and practical.

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Red orange soup with linen napkins and almonds scattered about.

Grief, food and the idea of ‘culinary therapy’

April 19, 2023
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Beyond casseroles: A widower’s guide to moving forward.

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The fear of being alone at death

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Crucial end of life conversations

April 13, 2023
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Holding on to Hope

April 11, 2023
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Billy Connolly talks down death using comedy, BBC Scotland

Billy Connolly says the best way to deal with a fear of death is to laugh in its face.

April 10, 2023
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A Belief Diverse Last Hurrah

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We heart the Manly adolescent and young adult hospice

April 4, 2023
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Giving Choice and Power to the Dying

April 3, 2023
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On mothers – and what we appreciate when they’re gone.

March 30, 2023
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Sandra (Toni) Moon and The Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, 21st March 2023.

Forced Adoption: Ten years on from the apology

March 28, 2023
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People walking along a street in silhouette.

What is your biggest question about dying and what is your biggest fear?

March 28, 2023
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Dipping into the well

March 24, 2023
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Reflecting on the true person

March 23, 2023
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A Grief without a loss: John Brodgen shares.

March 21, 2023
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HammondCare's Last Days Program.

Last Days program launched.

March 16, 2023
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Sandra attended the Without Consent exhibition on forced adoption in 2015 at Canberra’s National Gallery.

Grief and forced adoption

March 16, 2023
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Advance Care Planning Week

National Advance Care Planning Week – 20-26 March.

March 16, 2023
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