OUR COMMUNITY

STORIES OF STRENGTH AND COMPASSION

Sharing our stories is vital in helping our community remember they’re not alone in how they feel, and that shared experiences make us stronger.

Our members are a close community and we’re honoured to have just a few of them share their stories with us.
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If you’re looking to understand mother loss, or unpack your own experience, these stories from our community will help. Some are heartbreaking, some are uplifting. All of them are unique.

Community STORIES

Living with Grief

Jevita's Story: writing a book to remember mum

I became a motherless daughter in June 2018 when my mum, Joanne died at the age of 60. I was 31 years old and was on maternity leave looking after my two young children. Her death was not unexpected, she had been unwell for many years.

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Community Story

Kelly's story: turning grief into gratitude

My mum Diana was 51 and I was 26 when I became a motherless daughter. At the time of her passing I didn’t think anything would help the feeling I had, it was worse than anything I had experienced.

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Finding Support

Rhee's story: everyone needs a 'Jess'

When my mother died in September 2018, it was extremely difficult for me to see any positive in life or to imagine when or if I could laugh and enjoy life again.

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Living without Mum

Viviens story: remembering the past with a nod to the future.

Losing my mother to breast cancer when she was only 47 years old was devastating and distressing to me as I, myself was just 24 years old at that time. It left my family confused, lost and heartbroken.

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Living with Grief

Anne's story: making beauty from pain

This loss is the kind of pain nobody knew how to be around, and few chose to, especially because my mother’s death was taboo. She died by suicide, and as a mother of young children this was an act so unusual and so misunderstood.

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Living without Mum

Fiona's Story: grief is simply love with no place to go

I thought about Mum all the time during that first year with my baby, wishing she could be there to guide me on this new motherhood journey. It made my heart ache so much picturing her as a grandmother and knowing how much she would have loved my baby girl.

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MEDIA CENTRE

Article

What we don’t talk about on Mother’s Day - Sarrah Le Marquand

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Stellar

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Article

2023 Mother's Halo Campaign Floral Daily

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Floral Daily

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Article

'You've lost your anchor': What it's like to mark Mother's Day without your mum

Published by

SBS

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Video

2023 Perth High Tea Channel 7 News segment

Published by

Channel 7 News

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Video

2023 Mother's Halo Campaign

Published by

Nine Footy Show

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Video

2023 Melbourne High Tea 9 News segment

Published by

9 News

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Video

VIDEO: New research aims to support women experiencing grief

Published by

ABC News

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Audio

The impact of mother loss on women

Published by

ABC Melbourne

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Video

2023 Mother's Halo Campaign

Published by

Nine Footy Show

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Video

2023 Melbourne High Tea 9 News segment

Published by

9 News

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OUR COMMUNITY

STORIES OF STRENGTH AND COMPASSION

Sharing our stories is vital in helping our community remember they’re not alone in how they feel, and that shared experiences make us stronger.

FEATURE STORY

Lucinda's Story: My mum died when I was 14

She was my favourite person, my sense of home, my safe space, the centre of mine, my siblings and father’s world. She was fun and adventurous, loving and kind, sweet and compassionate. She was a lot of things to a lot of people, but to me she was just my mum and I freakin loved her.

Community STORIES

Jevita's Story: writing a book to remember mum

I became a motherless daughter in June 2018 when my mum, Joanne died at the age of 60. I was 31 years old and was on maternity leave looking after my two young children. Her death was not unexpected, she had been unwell for many years.

Kelly's story: turning grief into gratitude

My mum Diana was 51 and I was 26 when I became a motherless daughter. At the time of her passing I didn’t think anything would help the feeling I had, it was worse than anything I had experienced.

Rhee's story: everyone needs a 'Jess'

When my mother died in September 2018, it was extremely difficult for me to see any positive in life or to imagine when or if I could laugh and enjoy life again.

Viviens story: remembering the past with a nod to the future.

Losing my mother to breast cancer when she was only 47 years old was devastating and distressing to me as I, myself was just 24 years old at that time. It left my family confused, lost and heartbroken.

Anne's story: making beauty from pain

This loss is the kind of pain nobody knew how to be around, and few chose to, especially because my mother’s death was taboo. She died by suicide, and as a mother of young children this was an act so unusual and so misunderstood.

Fiona's Story: grief is simply love with no place to go

I thought about Mum all the time during that first year with my baby, wishing she could be there to guide me on this new motherhood journey. It made my heart ache so much picturing her as a grandmother and knowing how much she would have loved my baby girl.

MEDIA CENTRE

What we don’t talk about on Mother’s Day - Sarrah Le Marquand

2023 Mother's Halo Campaign Floral Daily

'You've lost your anchor': What it's like to mark Mother's Day without your mum

2023 Perth High Tea Channel 7 News segment

2023 Mother's Halo Campaign

2023 Melbourne High Tea 9 News segment

VIDEO: New research aims to support women experiencing grief

The impact of mother loss on women

2023 Mother's Halo Campaign

2023 Melbourne High Tea 9 News segment

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