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Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Hi SANE Community,

This fortnight we welcome Griefline as our special guests for a Topic Tuesday on Grief and Loss. Griefline support Australians experiencing grief, offering support through their helpline and online community.

Grief and Loss:

Grief is a natural response to the loss of something or someone important to us. At some point in our lives, every person will experience grief and loss in some way.

While we all experience loss and grief, the emotional and physical pain when we lose something or someone we love will be felt differently from person to person, and often from loss to loss.

This Topic Tuesday will hold space for us to discuss the grief and loss we have felt in our lives, how we have coped and what we can do to support a loved one who might be experiencing grief.

Please join us here on Tuesday the 3rd of August 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm AEST to follow this conversation.

Want to receive a reminder on the night? Hit the 'Support' button below.

New to the forums or want to get involved in this discussion? Check out the How To Guide for Topic Tuesdays.

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This topic is an important one for those who have experienced, might be experiencing or could experience loss. While each of us have different experiences of grief and loss, we want to make sure that this space is an open and respectful space to hold all of our experiences. Before joining this discussion, we would encourage you to familiarise yourself with the community guidelines so we can make this space as supportive as possible.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

I am hearing for a lot of members here that there has been an experience of trauma that has compounded the grieving process As @amandaGL has spoken to today, grief and healing is so unique to each person, and the added trauma can also add to the challenges we may experience day to day.

There has been so much peer support around this here, and I'm seeing a strong sense that so many of us here are coping with grief and trauma. We hope that during this discussion you have found validation that you are not alone, and value in hearing from others going through or who have been through something similar

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST


@Zoe7 wrote:

As @Eve7 has already suggested @Daisydreamer - do some htings that you shared together and make it a 'nice' day for yourself. Remembering the good times and the important place that people/pets have had in your life, how they have helped shape the person you are and how important they have been in your life is just as important.


I love this post @Zoe7 Remembering the good times and the important place that people/pets have had in your life, how they have helped shape the person you are and how important they have been in your life is just as important.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

@Daisydreamer it is indeed. so many Community Members on the Griefline Forums feel like they have become isolated in their grief because there is an expectation amongst their friends and family that they should move on. Everyone's grief journey is their own. This is a misconception in the community that Griefline is hoping to address.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

I will never cope with my baby's anniversary...not in this life anyway. It will always be so very painful and now I can't lay in h's arms its worse. Too hard, too sad and I will never forgive myself.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

@Daisydreamer

I have know most of the people in this discussion for some years and learned a great deal about them -

After tonight I will know more and I am very grateful for the chance to participate

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Yes @Daisydreamer , @Zoe7 even my furbabies anniversary and my other ones to do something special on the day

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

@Eve7 💖💖💖💖💖

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

I'll be in touch with you in the forums @Htoo

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

This conversation has been such a powerful space, and I want to extend a huge thank you to you all. We held each person's grief and experience with love and compassion, and I am thankful to have shared this space with you all. To all those who posted tonight, thank you for your courage and generosity @Shaz51@ShiningStar @Owlunar @Zoe7 @Poppyfriend543 @Arizona @Adge @Eve7 @Htoo

To wrap up tonight @amandaGL,

What support is available for people experiencing grief? Are there resources we can access?

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Re: Topic Tuesday // Grief and Loss // Tues 3rd August, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Thank you @Daisydreamer @amandaGL @Owlunar @Zoe7 @Shaz51

This has been very interesting. I'm a bit of a mess now but that's just me. 😢

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