TCFV
Parent Grief – Sibling Grief: Similarities and Differences
via Zoom , AustraliaThis discussion workshop – the fourth in the “Topics Around Grief” program will be facilitated by a bereaved parent, JAN McNESS, and a bereaved sibling, ANDREW McNESS.
Jan and Andrew will draw upon their own bereavement experiences to open group discussion on where parent and sibling grief are similar, where parental grief and sibling grief are unique from one another, and how parents and siblings can support one another.
Brief Encounter / We Were Dancing Copy
Malvern Theatre 29A Burke Road, East Malvern, Victoria, AustraliaThe Malvern Theatre Company and The Compassionate Friends Victoria
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BRIEF ENCOUNTER / WE WERE DANCING
Two One-Act Plays by Noel Coward
Spring Fling
via Zoom , AustraliaDust off the Winter blues and come join us at the centre for Friday night drinks.
Spring is the time for new beginnings and the knowledge that tiny seedlings will grow and strengthen. Part of the grief journey is a allowing yourself some space to heal and grow.
It’s OK to talk about suicide – Community Awareness Walk
Tom's Block, Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne Tom's Block, Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaWorld Suicide Day is on Sunday, September 10.
To mark this day you can join us for a Community Walk. Anyone who has been touched by suicide is welcome.
It will be a gentle walk with some brief formalities and other activities which will give people the opportunity to remember their loved ones.
The theme for the walk is “It’s OK to talk about suicide” because we want to create awareness about the appropriate ways to talk about suicide and bereavement.
Sensing a Way through Grief: Creativity and Grief
via Zoom , AustraliaWhat are the various forms of creativity that come from grief?
In this session, we will explore the role of creativity in living with grief, and the places from which creativity can emerge.
We will also explore the “felt sense”, a special kind of internal bodily awareness.
This session will be facilitated by Greg Roberts and Jeanette Roberts. Greg is a social worker, counsellor & educator. Jeanette is a sociologist, writer/editor and teacher. She has written the books “Journey Through The Abyss” and “Art of Healing the Self”.
The Changeable Nature of the Grief Experience: Explained Through Metaphor
via Zoom , AustraliaGrief has a random nature. It is not sequential or linear – it is highly individual.
Grief can be likened to many things. Metaphors can be a good way to try to depict what the changing grief experience is like for each of us, and so we will use metaphor in this session to gain further insight into our grief journeys.
This session will be facilitated by Su-Rose McIntyre, counsellor and author of “The Grief Kaleidoscope: Metaphors for Grief” (Morning Star Publishing).
Worldwide Candle Lighting Service
Camberwell Uniting Church Hall 314 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, Victoria, AustraliaJoin us for our Candle Lighting Service.
The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honour the memories of our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters.
Highlights: Guest speaker, poems and readings by bereaved parents and siblings, candle lighting including the reading of names, slideshow of photos, sharing time, hugs, tears and laughter.
TCFV Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser – We need your help!
Bunnings Box Hill South 259 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill VIC 3128, VIC, AustraliaSunday 17 December from 9:00am to 4:30pm
We need your help at Bunnings Warehouse Box Hill South
It should be a fun day – lots of people to chat to and you’ll be doing a good thing for TCFV!
Express Yourself Through Art
The Compassionate Friends Victoria Centre 229 Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Victoria, AustraliaNote: This month only, it's being held on the 4th Monday of the month - 22nd January.
We are thrilled to have Lauren Foster facilitate an exciting new activity - “Express yourself through Art” for all TCFV members.
Lauren is an experienced volunteer, recent Board member and bereaved mother of Rex. In addition, Lauren is an experienced art therapist who works professionally in this area. This activity will be provided free of charge (including all materials) to our members.
Topics Around Grief: Finding Ways to Cope
via Zoom , Australia‘There is no “one size fits all” in coping with grief.’
In this workshop, we will discuss the many varied strategies we have used in the years since our children’s and siblings’ deaths to cope with the enormity of their loss. What practical activities or insights have given us a renewed sense of purpose or consolation?