Our nation’s leading voice in the topic, Christopher Hall - CEO of Grief Australia - joins us to talk all things grief and his lifelong goal to change how we as a society deal with it. 

In the episode Chris takes us through:

- What we can learn from the sex ed movement when it comes to grief

- Why grief is so misunderstood- How we maintain connection to those we’ve lost and move to a ‘relationship of memory’- How grief often starts before someone passes- Why relief can be partnered with grief - and why that’s okay- Chris’s view on the ‘5 stages of grief’ (spoiler: grief isn’t actually linear or prescriptive in nature)- Why a gendered view of grief is harmful - How AI and technology may one day be used to help on grief journey’s - How grief should be seen as a collective experience and not an individual one- Why Chris isn’t a fan of the word ‘closure’- Why we all need to be that little bit braver 

Content Warning: This podcast episode contains discussions about suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or a loved one are struggling, reach out to Lifeline Australia 24/7 on 13 11 14

For more on Christopher Hall you can follow him on LinkedIn  and learn more about Grief Australia at https://www.grief.org.au/ or at @grief_australia on Instagram. 

For more on Grin + Bare It or to share feedback, follow the show on TikTok and Instagram or our host Cale Donovan on LinkedIn. 

For additional grief resources, including workbooks, visit https://bare.com.au/grief-support