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When the grief of a child is denied.

All Posts, Grief, Resources26 May 2019

Why did Dad leave without saying goodbye?

Sadly, until recently children were often excluded from funerals, something we recognise today as harmful. Christine was only seven when her father died and she will never forget it.  But one emotion that loomed large for a long time after was anger – not because Fred had died but because his death was kept a […]

Filed Under: All Posts, Grief, Resources Tagged With: Caring more for children, Children's grief, death, Empowerment, Family, family-and-children, Grief, Improving funerals, Improving our care for others, loss

The ideal vs the real family

Advance Planning, All Posts, Palliative Care, Resources26 May 2019

Norman’s children all believe they know what he would want when he is dying.

I picked up many, many gems of wisdom from North Sydney’s ‘Conversations about Death and Dying’ on Saturday, (May 25, 2019.) It never ceases to amaze me that no matter how much you think you know about a subject there is always so much more to learn.

Filed Under: Advance Planning, All Posts, Palliative Care, Resources Tagged With: Advance care plan, Advance directives, Advance plan, Advance planning, Changing the conversation about death, Having more say when you die, Helping avoid conflict after you've gone, Living wills

No more higher motive

All Posts, Palliative Care, Resources21 May 2019

"I cannot conceive of any higher or more charitable motive to induce humanity to to its best than that which lends comfort to the last moments of the human being," Rabbi Davis, 1903

“I cannot conceive of any higher or more charitable motive to induce humanity to do its best than that which lends comfort to the last moments of the human being,” Rabbi Davis, 1903 When CEO of St Vincents, Sydney, Associate Professor Anthony Schembri, was working in the hospital’s archives recently, he came across a slender […]

Filed Under: All Posts, Palliative Care, Resources Tagged With: improving palliative care in Australia, Palliative Care, Palliative Care Week

Passing all Understanding

Grief, Resources04 March 2019

Hilary's mother reveals herself

When I started interviewing people about their experiences of death, my selection process was a fairly random one. That was deliberate because I wanted the conversations to reflect life around me as it is in my country, in my time, in my culture – no pretence, no artifice, no filter. Those I spoke with all […]

Filed Under: Grief, Resources Tagged With: death, Empowerment, Family, family-and-children, Grief, loss, Moving on, The joy of living, Traditions

Saying goodbye with architecture

Advance Planning, All Posts, Resources29 July 2018

funeral ceremony centre, courtesy Hofman Dujardin Architects

Nearly 80,000 words later and close to completing my ‘life affirming book about death’, I’m back. With more ideas, challenges and stories of people’s experiences to share, as we talk about death. This is one: what if better architecture makes better goodbyes? Here’s something wonderful – thank you to the UK’s Dying Matters for sharing this […]

Filed Under: Advance Planning, All Posts, Resources Tagged With: Funerals, Grief, Improving death, Improving funerals, Legacy, Letting go, Making funerals better, Moving on, Planning, Traditions

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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.

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