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May 4, 20221 min read

Coping with loss on Mother's Day

I had the pleasure of collaborating with Safe Wills this week, contributing to an article on coping with grief on Mother's Day....

Sep 9, 20201 min read

The Final Farewell by Kirstie Bedford

I was very privileged to be asked for my comments recently on an article that was written by Kirstie and published in the Sydney Morning...

Aug 21, 20202 min read

Am I allowed to grieve if nobody has died?

Grief is a normal response to any form of loss. There are many different types of losses that are both tangible and intangible and don't...

Mar 5, 20201 min read

Grief is not something we "get over", however in time our life can grow around grief.

Dr Lois Tonkin's concept " Growing Around Grief" provides a new way to understand grief in her model that can provide hope for people who...

Jun 14, 20192 min read

What types of grief are disenfranchised?

Doctor Ken Doka (2008) describes disenfranchised grief as a loss that cannot be socially supported, acknowledged or publicly mourned. ...

Apr 11, 20191 min read

How will I know whether my therapist is a grief and loss specialist?

Therapists will often say that they work with grief and loss and see it as a core counselling skill, which means that any counsellor...

Apr 5, 20191 min read

How can grief affect your life?

Grief is a natural and normal response to loss. Although loss is universal people's experience is individual. Grief is experienced after...

Mar 6, 20191 min read

Dr Brené Brown describes the difference between empathy and sympathy...

If you have heard any of these following phrases: "At least they are no longer suffering" "At least you are in good health" "At least you...

Louise Friend Counselling
Specialist in Grief and Loss, Certified Bereavement Practitioner
Supervisor & Educator, Sydney