Death may be the great equaliser, but grief can be completely alienating. While we all know how disorientating mourning can be, nobody really talks about...

Good Mourning - A New Way to Think about Grief

Location:

Level 2, 400 George Street
2000 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Vivid Ideas Exchange - Telstra Customer Insight Centre
Good Mourning - A New Way to Think about Grief
Good Mourning - A New Way to Think about Grief

Featuring

Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn

Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn

Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn are co-hosts of the podcast Good Mourning and authors of Good Mourning: Honest Conversations About Grief and Loss.

Sally and Imogen met at a grief support event after both losing their mothers suddenly months apart. Having experienced the magnitude of loss firsthand, Sal and Im wondered if there were others who were coping with grief alone, and what they could do to help make grief a topic that people talk about more openly. So they decided to create their own, launching Good Mourning in September 2020. Their fresh take and authentic experience quickly resonated, sparking an engaged community of listeners and a rapidly growing online community of fellow grievers worldwide. 

Grace Rouvay

Grace Rouvay

Grace's resume in the entertainment industry includes writing, acting, voice over, comedy, post production, casting and most recently a Graduate Diploma in Radio + Podcast at AFTRS. In 2016, Grace started a blog chronicling her thoughts and feelings on dating. Following a viral response to the blog, she turned the stories into the series 600 Bottles of Wine. The series premiered on BBC Three in 2018 and has since been acquired by Network Ten, Virgin Inflight Entertainment, TVNZ On Demand, YLE Finland, CBC Canada, ABC iview, iTunes, GooglePlay and Netflix AU/NZ in July 2020. 
Grace wrote, performed and performed the Hour of Power stand up series to a sold out audience at Sydney Fringe Comedy, following its success the show had a stand alone series at Flight Path Theatre and a season at Adelaide Fringe online. Her acting credits include Heartbreak High, The PM's Daughter, Colin From Accounts, Bio Pics House Of Hancock, Brock And Bruce Beresford’s Film Ladies In Black.

Access and Inclusion

  • Companion Card Acceptance - The Companion Card is for people with a significant permanent disability, who always need a companion to provide attendant care type support in order to participate at most available community venues and activities.
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  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.

Event Details

Death may be the great equaliser, but grief can be completely alienating. While we all know how disorientating mourning can be, nobody really talks about it. 

Enter Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn, who, after losing their mothers within months of each other, found that how we handle grief leaves a lot to be desired. Finding it helpful to chat about the strange and poignant ways they were moving forward, the two created Good Mourning, a raw and relatable podcast about grieving - now in its sixth season. In February, they published a book of the same name.

Sally and Imogen will be joined by host and comedian Grace Rouvray (600 Bottles of Wine, Heartbreak High) for a refreshing, frank and interactive conversation around death and grief. Join them to tackle (often hilarious) misconceptions, painfully vague aphorisms, and uncomfortable questions. Together, we'll create a new way to talk about grief.

This event is part of Vivid Ideas' Human Nature series. Challenge the 'natural' ways of thinking, and explore the emerging new normals across sex, relationships, body politics, travel and more.

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Access and Inclusion

  • Companion Card Acceptance - The Companion Card is for people with a significant permanent disability, who always need a companion to provide attendant care type support in order to participate at most available community venues and activities.
  • Hearing Loop - A hearing loop (sometimes called an audio induction loop) is a special type of sound system for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to 'T' (Telecoil) setting. Many venues have an induction hearing loop system. Check if your venue has this system.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.