GroundSwell in the Media
How to act appropriately with grieving co-worker.
"We go to work for our job, but also for our community. We need to recognise that… 5 to 10 per cent of the population will be bereaved at any one time.
That means at work, 5 to 10 per cent of people are grieving. Grief is exhausting, yet we are still expected to show up everyday – often in a team that will say, 'I didn't know what to say, so I didn't say anything'," Williams says.
10Daily Report - Massive Mark Ups': Funeral Industry's Trickery And Hidden Costs Unearthed
Jessie Williams, CEO of the GroundSwell Project, an Australian not-for-profit organisation aiming to create social change surrounding death and dying, told 10 daily Australians are uncomfortable talking about death.
"We avoid the conversation about death and dying - to die is to separate and to separate is uncomfortable and often we use humor to diffuse that and avoid it," Williams said.
Williams said Dying to Know Day on August 8th is a good starting place.
Have you discussed your wishes? Death is not an easy topic to talk about.
Dead, deceased, not coming back, passed on... Talking about dying is difficult.
Jessie Williams spoke to ABC Radio Canberra Breakfast host Dan Bourchier about how to start the difficult conversation about life and death.
Is Death the Way to Bring Us Back to Community? | Jessie Williams | TEDxParramatta Nov 27, 2018
Death and taxes – both are inevitable.
Taxes are one of the first things squared away when starting a new job, but when (if ever) does someone at work sit you down and talk about death? Did you know the number of Australians that will die per year is going to double in the next 25 years? Sixty-seven per cent of employees continue working while undergoing treatment for an illness and 94 per cent of carers balance work with their personal responsibilities.
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Jessie Williams on the Stand Out Life podcast
Whilst there are some components of this conversation that are tough to hear it is a truly remarkable conversation that ended with some long hugs between Jess and I. And that’s the power of creating connections and safe spaces to talk about grief and death.
I would encourage you to lean into these conversations, to build your community around you, and to know that there are people sharing in these stories too.
Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant
Compassionate Communities
Kerrie Noonan and Niki Read talk about Compassionate Communities as a way of combating loneliness and isolation in our elderly.
Broadcast 9:00pm Thu 7 Jun 2018.
Available on iview until 9:45pm on 21 Jun 2018.
Jessie Williams on Breath and Bone podcast
This podcast is an independent production by Sam Loy, and others, featuring non-fiction stories exploring what it means to be human. Human/Ordinary is inspired by the belief that all people are equal in our normalcy and that each of us have extraordinary stories to tell.
He spoke with Jessie about her story - loss, accepting mortality, and unbreakable maternal bonds.
Good weekend / SMH: Last rites: how the Western world has lost its 'death literacy'
Many Australians are in denial about dying. Blame decades of outsourcing the entire end-of-life business, say the experts now working to wind back our fears.
Writer: Jackie Dent
Photo: Nic Walker
Australian Ethical - Jessie Williams featured
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Ideas Hoist
Jessie Williams wants to live in a world where everybody is learning, privileged people work for equality, and dragon boat racing is the united nations sport of choice.
UpStart: Conversations About Mortality
The GroundSwell project is trying to change perceptions about death, writes Katherine McLeod.
Written by: Katherine McLeod
SMH / Money: Families encouraged to talk about funeral plans before it's too late
According to the latest Australian Seniors Insurance Agency's Circle of Life study, an online survey of 1000 over-50s carried out by CoreData, only about 13 per cent of respondents have prepared for their own funeral.
Writer: Bina Brown
Why talking about death is good for you
If the subject of death is having a bit of a revival, it’s partly thanks to Kerrie Noonan, the Australian behind Dying to Know Day, held annually on August 8. She’s on a mission to get people talking about death, to make plans, make their wishes known, and be better prepared to help loved ones through their own dying. “It’s no longer true to say death is a taboo subject,” she told me. “People do want to talk about it.”
Adele Horin: Why talking about death is good for you
Charlie discusses the end with The Death Talker Molly Carlile
Mollie Carlile, Ambassador for Dying to Know Day on Charlie Pickering's 'The Weekly'.
‘A Good Death' - Slow Living Magazine Summer Edition 2015/16.
“We came together because we had a joint belief and concern about the way we were doing death in this country, and we knew the arts could play a role.” - Kerrie Noonan, The Groundswell Project
The Sydney Morning Herald: 'Everything you ever wanted to know about death but were too afraid to ask'
Podcast: Caring for Seniors "Dying to Know"