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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

@amandaGL , @Daisydreamer , my dad was Very sudden , the police had to come and tell me

Lost my house in a fire 8 months a go

My mum has undiagnosed dementia

Just to name a couple of things

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

@Adge

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

Welcome @Arizona and glad you could pop in here and share with us We completely understand that tonight might not be the night, and hoping you have something lined up to support your wellbeing this evening

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

It sounds like gratitude practice has been a key point in your healing journey @Former-Member

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

Good to see you here @Adge

Lost memories are a source of grief and is losing your job - I get that - I understand

Also - isn't the pandemic and the freedoms that have been curtailed and sometimes lost - and the time lost - a cause for grief

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

@Zoe7

@Shaz51

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Hi @Eve7 , it sounds like you've had an overwhelming amount of grief in your life - and particularly in that year. I agree with you - the grief will always be with you, we grow around it. I am so glad to hear that you have reached a place where you are not crying every day....and managing to string together some good moments. I can hear the hope in your words - looking to find happiness again which is wonderful.

We are currently working on a campaign around 'Life After Loss' - I have spoken to some amazing people from across Australia who also have tragic stories of loss and who are turning their life around, finding a way to grow from the tragedy. It is so inspiring. One of them talks about 'growing wings from her wounds'.

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

Also too @amandaGL , @Daisydreamer

There are reminders -- little ones is all it takes to start the tears again

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

This topic is really informative and wonderful in that there's so much to relate to even thought it's a hard at first to be open with others. Thank you everyone for kind words and sending big hugs, positive vibes and kind thoughts your way. No matter what the loss is and when it happened, i agree we all go through it differently and takes some time to come to terms with. x I have to leave a little early tonight sorry but i will try and make it to more events and discussions when i can it gets pretty busy throughout the week at home and i can't always be online. Cheers.

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

I lost weight after h died but I was very much aware that I needed to keep it together for my kids and I would go to bed each night and pray "Please God keep me safe. My kids won't cope if anything happens to me". Then 2 years later I was diagnosed with cancer and all I could think was "how will I tell my mother this?" as my sister had recently died from ca leaving 2 young kids.

I've held it together playing the "great pretender" until the past year.

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