3 episodes
LIFE AFTER LOSS Amanda Trotter and Louisa Smith
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- Health & Fitness
Series 1 explores the unique grief and loss experiences of people impacted by natural disasters, and how they rediscovered life after loss. Each episode is released to mark the Anniversary of one of Australia’s most significant natural disasters. As a testament to the extraordinary nature of Australians living so-called ordinary lives, we witness personal grief and loss stories that are often harrowing, fascinating, funny, devastating, maddening and inspirational all at the same time. The series also features some of the world’s most respected experts in grief and loss whose illuminating insights, evidence-based guidance and occasional a-ha moments helps make sense of, and normalise grief in all its forms. Life After Loss is designed to help de-stigmatise grief and demonstrate that through connection, compassion and the sharing of lived experience, many of us can find a way to adapt to loss and start living again.
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The Dandenong Ranges Super Storm: Coping with Anniversaries
“That’s how we live our life. What bad luck...lets feel that sadness, but then what good luck ...all these wonderful things that can come out of a terrible situation” Lilly Markovic, Yarra Ranges resident & survivor of the June 2021 storms On the 9th and 10th of June 2021 an extreme storm struck one of Victoria’s most picturesque areas – the Dandenong Ranges. The effects were devastating both to the natural bushland and its human inhabitants. More than 25,000 trees crash...
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The Floods of 2011 & 2022 : Understanding Traumatic Grief
Released to witness the loss and grief of those affected by floods, with a focus on the 2011 Queensland floods, and the 2022 NSW and Queensland floods. In 2011 Queensland was hit by floods that left 97 communities flooded or isolated and cost 36 people their lives. 2.5 million people were impacted with damages costing more than $5 billion dollars. It was said to be a 1 in 100 year flood but in 2022 it happened all over again when record rains and flooding smashed communities in Queensla...
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The Black Summer Bushfires: Two Years Gone
Released to mark the Anniversary of the 2019/20 summer bushfires which impacted communities across NSW, Victoria, Queensland, ACT, Western Australia and South Australia. With an official death toll of 33 people including 9 firefighters and a further 450 people later dying from summer smoke. The fires destroyed more than 3000 human homes and razed an estimated 17 million hectares with over one billion precious creatures lost.Through conversations with bushfire survivors Katherine Boland ...