True Grief
By The Compassionate Friends Qld
True GriefNov 19, 2020
Sibling support after death of a child
In this episode Tina Good interviews Brett Jacobson. Brett has a background in Psychology and Counselling. He is completing his Masters and his research project is looking at how siblings are supported after the death of a child. Brett lays out why he is keen to explore this area and how members of the TCFQ and TCF community in Australia can help in this research.
Anyone wishing to be involved with the research project or want more information can contact Tina Good by email or phone via these contact details.
Coping with Christmas
In this episode we discuss how various members cope with Christmas and other special occasions. Jen Reading, TCFQ Volunteer Coordinator, shares her thoughts and TCFQ members correspondence on how they deal with the Christmas period when their loss can feel at its most acute. Christmas is centre around children and the family. What is the best way to navigate this?
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Tools for hard conversations
In this conversation with Adrian Holmes from Skattle there is a discussion around some of the ideas around the Tools for Hard Conversations book just before it was completed. Every family who has lost a child will find they will still have problems associated with life. People still get ill, family members have disagreements and friendship groups are strained. In some ways it is much more important that difficult conversations are started within a bereaved family. Though this conversation is not directly related to grief we hope some of the ideas and strategies Adrian raises will be of use to the listener.
Conversation between a parent and sibling - part 4
This is the fourth part, a summary of the conversation between a bereaved parent(s) and sibling. Adrian Holmes joins the conversation to discuss how he helps families who have lost a child navigate their grief. As in the previous conversation , the President of TCFQ Trish Schafer, Tina Good and David Murray are involved in the conversation.
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Conversation between a parent and sibling - part 3
This is part 3 of a conversation between bereaved parent and former President of TCFQ Trish Schafer and bereaved sibling Tina Good with additional comments from David Murray.
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Books mentioned in podcast
My Dark Places - James Ellroy
Blood on the Moon - James Ellroy
Conversation between a parent and sibling - part 2
This is part 2 of a conversation between bereaved parent and former President of TCFQ Trish Schafer and bereaved sibling Tina Good with additional comments from David Murray.
Conversation between a parent and sibling - part 1
This is part 1 of a conversation between bereaved parent and former President of TCFQ Trish Schafer and bereaved sibling Tina Good with additional comments from David Murray.