Grief and
Bereavement Resources
Ladybird Care Foundation and our framework of caring for the bereaved draws on the wisdom of many esteemed colleagues, clinicians, researchers and people with a lived experience.
One of these is Dr Alan Wolfelt, founder of The Centre for Loss and Life Transition, USA. Dr Wolfelt has shared his response to the inclusion of Prolonged Grief Disorder in the 2022 version of the DSM-5. Like Dr Wolfelt, we take the approach that grief is a normal, necessary response to the loss of someone we love. It is not a disorder, but a life experience that requires, love, support and companioning.
We ascribe to the Slow Grief Movement (Wolfelt, 2022) acknowledging grief as a normal, natural and necessary spiritual process that fosters wellness and companioning of the bereaved that is heart based, rather than pathologising.
Submission to SA Parliament
We are honoured to have had our submission to the SA Parliament - Select Committee into Stillbirth in South Australia published recently.
There are many wonderful organisations who specifically provide stillbirth support. Whilst this is not the focus of Ladybird Care Foundation’s Peer Mentor Program, we are proud to advocate for the work of grief support in this space.
Navigating the Christmas Period
Recording of interview with General Manager Wendy Collins and Neil Johnson, Head of News and Current Affairs, Vision Radio.