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What to say when someone dies

What to say when someone dies

What to say when someone has died and you can't find the words to express your condolences.

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Five alternative grief therapy ideas

Five alternative grief therapy ideas

A guide to alternative grief therapies for coping with bereavement after the death of a loved one.

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10 beautiful Christmas memorial ornaments and gifts

10 beautiful Christmas memorial ornaments and gifts

A guide to ideas for Christmas memorial gifts to give to someone in memory of a loved one who has died, such as DIY remembrance ornaments

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Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day

A guide to remembrance day in Australia, with information on the meaning of Remembrance Day and Remembrance Day traditions, including the Returned and Services League poppy appeal, one minute silence and remembrance services

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A Wave of Light across Australia

A Wave of Light across Australia

Precious babies are being remembered with candlelight vigils on International Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Day, October 15

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Australian War Memorials

Australian War Memorials

A guide to Australian War Memorials at home and abroad, including the Shrine of Remembrance, Anzac Memorial and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Memorial

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Dying To Know Day

Dying To Know Day

A guide to Dying to Know Day, with information on everything you need to know about Dying to Know events & death literacy & what you can do to prepare for death

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Welcome to Funeral Guide

Welcome to Funeral Guide

After six years of helping the bereaved as Funeral Zone, our name has changed

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10 beautiful Shakespeare readings and poems for a funeral

10 beautiful Shakespeare readings and poems for a funeral

Moving words by the Bard that may be especially right for a non-religious funeral or celebration of life

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Goodgrief –  a new app connecting the bereaved

Goodgrief – a new app connecting the bereaved

Connecting people grieving loss to share their feelings, the Goodgrief App’s been pioneered by two friends – who have never met

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Dear Annie: Delayed grief

Dear Annie: Delayed grief

There’s no cut-off point for grief feelings to surface, even when we believe we’ve coped with a loss, says psychotherapist Annie Broadbent

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Grief at Christmas – surviving and coping

Grief at Christmas – surviving and coping

Christmas can be hard to face when someone you love has died. If you are grieving this holiday season, you may identify with these experiences of coping with the loss

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The Death Deck: A lively party game

The Death Deck: A lively party game

Would you take a selfie at a funeral? And what would be your swan song? Players are competing to dominate the Death Deck, a game about the ultimate taboo

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Dear Annie: Our guest was bereaved on Christmas Day

Dear Annie: Our guest was bereaved on Christmas Day

Grief counsellor Annie Broadbent on hosting a happy family Christmas, mindful of how a grieving guest will be feeling on the anniversary of their loss

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Dear Annie: Acknowledging sympathy messages

Dear Annie: Acknowledging sympathy messages

Is it polite to acknowledge condolence cards with a reply? Grief psychotherapist Annie Broadbent on the etiquette of sympathy gestures

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