Every now and then we meet or hear of someone working in the grief space, with an idea that is truly magical. James and Kristy Thomas’ Feel the Magic, is just such an organisation. James and his wife Kristy started the charity about eight years ago. Its purpose is to support young people aged 7-17 dealing […]
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Reflecting on the true person.
Last week I interviewed Jessica Rowe for Good Grief! She said: “We sometimes have the idea that everything about a funeral has to be reverent and really sombre. But it doesn’t. We have to ask ourselves, ‘What is the best way to farewell this fantastic person?’” Jessica explained that for her best friend, Denise Drysdale, it’ll be with […]
What has grief taught Jessica Rowe?
What has grief taught you? “I’m like so many people in our culture, so I don’t do grief well. Very few of us do grief well. We don’t talk about it enough, we shy away from it, we’re frightened of it.” “It’s good to remember that grief can cover all aspects of your life. It’s […]
A Grief without a loss
“Watching the statistics on calls to Lifeline is a good way for us to monitor how the community is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic,” says John Brogden, Chair of Lifeline, the 24-hour telephone crisis support service. He is speaking to Good Grief! as Victoria is relentlessly pummelled with new COVID-19 cases and deaths and as […]
The challenges continue.
The challenges continue for those of us grappling with Covid-19 restrictions and the impacts of the elderly in aged care. This has become a very personal dilemma for me. My 96-year-old father has developed a sense of being imprisoned and I must say his distress over this has caused my knees to buckle. He lashes […]