Grief of Loneliness Workshops

This Workshop is presented live and ONLINE via zoom. 

Workshop Dates + Times:

Wednesday August 6 - 9.30am - 12noon
Thursday August 7 - 2pm - 4.30pm
Tuesday 12 August - 1pm - 3.30pm
Wednesday 20 August - 9.30am - 12noon

About this Workshop

Loneliness in grief can feel like an invisible weight—a silence that goes unheard. This interactive online workshop offers a gentle, compassionate space to explore what loneliness truly means in the wake of loss.

Together, we’ll uncover how isolation can shape the grief experience and how empathy, awareness, and connection can ease that burden.

What We’ll Explore:

• The emotional and physical impacts of loneliness
• The social and personal conditions that give rise to loneliness
• How loneliness intertwines with grief, beyond the initial loss
• Protective factors that can support healing, growth, and resilience

Who is this Workshop for?

Whether you’re a health professional, carer, or someone navigating grief yourself, this workshop is a space to listen, learn, and connect—with others and with yourself.

Facilitator/Counsellor: Mandy Cox 

Dip. Miss.; CPE; Spiritual Director (WellSpring, Vic); B.Min; M.Couns; Grad Cert Supervision; Certified Bereavement Practitioner (Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement)

Mandy is a registered clinical Counsellor and Supervisor and has worked in the field of grief and loss for over 17 years, working in a range of counselling roles, including palliative care, coronial counselling, maternal loss, victims of violent crime, and co-founded Canberra Grief Centre. Mandy is also the Partnerships and Program Coordinator for Good Grief/Mackillop Family Services, where she co-ordinates the training of Seasons for Healing as well as offers mentoring and ongoing support for facilitators running the program in their workplaces and communities. 

Mandy has lived and worked in Katherine and Darwin in the Northern Territory, Canberra and now resides in Newcastle on Awabakul land.