Grief Guide

17/12/2025

Here we are again, at another December, a time of great complexity.

For many, the holidays bring joy. For others, grief joins over the holidays, bringing exacerbated pain, hope and heartache, rituals changed forever more.

This complexity feels particularly acute this week, in the wake of Sunday's attack in Bondi. My heart is with our Jewish community, those killed, those injured, those who witnessed unspeakable violence, and those now carrying fear during what should be a time of light and celebration. This grief is collective. We all hold pieces of it.

🪷 All are welcome at Grief Guide. This is a space that will not tolerate prejudice or hate. 🪷

Whether you're celebrating, grieving, or navigating both, I hope that we all go gently this season.

Please note I will have limited availability between 19th December and the end of January. If you need support during this time, please reach out via DM, phone, or email, and I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able.
Lifeline: 13 11 14 and Griefline: 1300 845 745 remain available for additional support.

🪷 Wishing you moments of peace this holiday period, now more than ever. 🪷

05/12/2025

A few thoughts this afternoon on the things we say to grieving people.

If you've experienced some of these, I'm sorry.
If you've said some of these, please think again.

🪷 Go gently, this season, and always 🪷

02/12/2025

Your grief matters. 

🪷 Big grief. Small grief. 

🪷 Visible grief. Grief gone unseen. 

🪷 Ambiguous grief. 

🪷 Grief that's new. Grief you've known for some time.

Grief is a universal experience, yet it looks different each time, for each person. It changes day to day, moment to moment.

Your grief matters, no matter what caused it, what's influences it or what sits beneath it.

Your grief is welcome here, in all of its forms, even when it feels like it doesn't fit anywhere else. 

🪷 Let's hold it together. 🪷

28/11/2025

Please see this offering that may be of interest to those who are grieving over the holiday period. A quiet, reflective service for those who want to acknowledge Christmas, without the need to put on a false sense of merriment.

Send a message to learn more

28/11/2025

A few reflections from this morning's .

What a treat to host these with quarterly. A space to come together with other courageous souls and discuss grief, loss, and death.

Each group is different, the conversation goes where the group wishes, and we hope you walk away feeling seen in your grief.

If you're interested in joining us next time, please keep an eye out on our pages, or get in touch to be added to our mailing lists.

🪷 Take good care, and talk soon 🪷

25/11/2025

Today I'm thinking about the small but significant moments of grief.

The grief that goes unseen by others, yet is felt so deeply.

Grief like another school year ending without your child. Like formals, graduations, Christmas parties, and celebrations they won't be part of. Like everyone asking about holiday plans when all you want is to hide under the covers.

This season adds so many layers to grief.

Most of us feel the fatigue, stress, and expectations of this time of year. Consider how this might feel for someone carrying grief beneath the surface too.

A gentle reminder to go softly and look out for those around you. Those who might be quieter, or more reactive. Those who might need a moment of quiet, or an extra check-in.

🪷 Let's take care of each other as we step into this time of year. And please know, I'm here over the holidays if you'd like a little extra support this season. 🪷

05/11/2025

This is where you'll sometimes find me between counselling sessions.

🪷 Resting
🪷 Reflecting
🪷 Resetting

Sometimes, it's on the couch. Sometimes, it's on the floor.

The work of sitting with people in deep grief is a whole body experience. There is an impact to offering full presence, empathy, and support. Bearing witness to suffering, and sitting in the rubble with people is the most privileged work, and also must be honoured in the in-between.

So, if you ever wonder whether you're just another client, or story, or another $, please think of this image.

Your grief matters, your story matters, you matter. It's a privilege to be with you in this grief, and to pause in between.

May you have a moment to rest, reflect, and reset as you navigate your day alongside your grief 🪷🪷🪷

25/10/2025

Welcome to those who are new to my page, to Grief Guide, and to me. I thought it might be helpful to introduce myself through my clinical experience.

I am a Registered Counsellor with over a decade of experience supporting clients with grief across different contexts, and I've had the privilege of doing this within some incredible organisations.

For me, the beginning of my love of working within grief and loss contexts was in aged care. Despite being in an admin role, I found early on that I loved talking with residents and hearing their stories. I would do anything I could to not be at the desk, I'd walk the memos around the units to connect, to sit with people, and to hear what was happening. It was this formative time that led me down the path of the Master's of Counselling Program.

I was lucky enough to complete my student placement at Hilda's House, part of Ipswich Hospice, where I worked with clients from age 5 and up, both individually and within groups. I feel so deeply connected to this important work.

I've spent the past decade moving between different places and spaces to learn, to grow, and to hone my skills in sitting alongside people who are facing their own mortality, that of someone they love, and making sense of ambiguous and non-death-related losses. I have created and facilitated therapeutic groups and training for community members and professionals alike.

And now I am in my Grief Guide era, where I bring this amalgamation of learning and can choose what to do with it.

The common thread I hope you'll find is my love of working with grief and loss, in all forms, with all ages. It is the deepest privilege to be welcomed into the most vulnerable parts of someone's story and trusted to sit in the rubble of these experiences.

Over the coming weeks, I'll share more about the personal experiences that also shape Grief Guide.

🪷 Welcome. I'm so glad you're here. 🪷

17/10/2025

This is where you land when you come to Grief Guide.

Up the stairs, through the door, and rest under the twinkling lights.

🪷 It takes courage to reach out.
🪷 It takes courage to walk through that door.
🪷 It takes courage to stay, to talk, to cry, to be in grief.

May this space welcome all parts that you bring with you.
May this space provide you an opportunity to catch your breath and land in this space.

Welcome to Grief Guide.
I don't take it lightly that you're here. 🪷

13/10/2025

The holidays are often a time when grief can feel more pronounced. 

It's a time when the world is telling you that you should be happy, and feeling festive,  there's more events and people around you and yet support can feel quite far away. 

For some this will be their first holiday period without a loved one. For some it will be another year without a much-wanted babe in their arms. For some it will be a year of great financial stress and burden.

So many losses can rear their head around this time and are worthy of being acknowledged and supported.

Amy from and I will be hosting one last Death Café for the year, to bring our community together at this time of great joy and oftentimes great sadness.

The beauty of a Death Café is that there is no set agenda. The group that joins me on this day will choose what needs to be discussed, and where the conversation will go. 

All voices and perspectives are welcome.

If you have any questions, or would like to come along, please visit the link in my bio for more details and to register your attendance.

🪷We hope to see you there🪷