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Grief Literacy: Making Room for All the Things We Lose
Grief and loss is inevitable and comes in many forms throughout our life. We don't need to have experienced the death of a loved one to be grieving.

kategroundzero
Oct 184 min read


Grief Is All-Consuming: Why We Withdraw, and How Life Grows Back Around It
Grief is overwhelming. It needs to be honoured, witnessed and processed - in essence we learn to integrate it into our lives.

kategroundzero
Oct 105 min read


Working With Me as an Associate Provider: Counselling, Dementia Support and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
How to work with me as an associate provider for counselling, dementia and end of life support if you have plans with aged care and NDIS providers such as Dovida, Right at Home and SCCQ

kategroundzero
Oct 43 min read


Death Literacy: Learning to Care for One Another at the End of Life
Understanding death literacy and the importance of community in supporting grief and loss

kategroundzero
Sep 56 min read


What to do after you or a loved one receives a life limiting diagnosis
Have you or a loved one received a life changing diagnosis? While shock and grief will be undeniable, there are practical considerations which may help provide additional hope and support.

kategroundzero
Aug 24 min read


Why Connection Matters for Mental Health
This article explains the power of human connection for improving mental health.

kategroundzero
Jul 213 min read


Understanding Aggression in Dementia: The Science Behind Compassionate Care
Understanding aggression in people living with dementia - the science behind the strategies

kategroundzero
Jul 107 min read


Why Group Therapy Works: The Healing Power of Shared Human Experience
The benefits of group therapy

kategroundzero
Jun 273 min read


Dementia Carer Support Group in Brisbane South | Ground Zero Counselling
Looking for a dementia carer support group on the Brisbane Southside? Join our supportive dementia carers group at Coopers Plains Library from July 14, 2026. Emotional and practical support and social connection, for family carers of people living with dementia

kategroundzero
May 234 min read


What Is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)?
This post explains why Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is such a valuable activity for people living with mild to moderate dementia

kategroundzero
May 163 min read


Palliative Care – And How it is Different to Hospice Care
An overview of palliative care and hospice care and understanding the difference between them.

kategroundzero
May 94 min read


Disenfranchised Grief - The Grief That Often Goes Unseen
Disenfranchised grief - unacknowledged and unsupported grief

kategroundzero
May 24 min read


Anticipatory Grief - Why Losing someone who is still here feels so hard
Anticipatory grief - why losing someone who is still here feels so hard

kategroundzero
Apr 273 min read


Helping Children and Teens Through Grief
Why children need honest conversations around grief

kategroundzero
Apr 205 min read


Gestalt psychotherapy - a valuable therapy when working with grief and loss
Gestalt therapy - A gentle therapy helping people through grief and loss

kategroundzero
Apr 144 min read


Maintaining Hope - A Caregiver's Perspective
Being a caregiver is no easy feat. When caregivers are exhausted, a feeling of hopelessness can creep in. This might be experienced as despair or even numbness for days when a significant change or development has occurred in the care receiver’s journey. When I talk about hopelessness, I’m talking about that sense that nothing is ever going to be the same again, nothing will get better, a belief that you can’t imagine ever laughing or experiencing joy again because this

kategroundzero
Apr 75 min read


What is a Doula and What do Doulas Do? ( aka 'Things that make you go HMMM...')
What is an end of life doula or a dementia doula?

kategroundzero
Mar 303 min read


What is the Difference Between Grief and Loss
Grief and loss are not the same thing

kategroundzero
Mar 222 min read


Why avoiding end of life conversations creates more stress - not less stress
How discussing your end of life wishes helps alleviate anxiety

kategroundzero
Mar 172 min read


The Link Between Change, Loss and Wellbeing
How loss can be experienced through everyday changes and challenges

kategroundzero
Mar 152 min read
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