Dealing with grief and sudden loss - feat. Sarah Guthrie, Grampians Estate

There’s a saying, ‘you can’t have the love without the loss.’The great love you have for someone, means the pain of losing them will equally be as great. But how do you actually cope with such profound grief, especially when the loss is sudden? And how do you best help a friend who is suddenly struck by tragedy?In this episode, Grampians Estate winery owner, Sarah Guthrie talks about her own grief journey, after her 17-year-old son, Ford, died in a car accident near the family home on Australia Day, 2016.Sarah speaks about the importance of celebrating Ford’s life, dealing with grief through small and big projects and what she found to be most helpful from friends and family during those darkest hours.Perhaps her most healing project so far, has been her book, “Picking up the Pieces: Remembering Ford,' a joyous recollection of family life on the farm, coupled with the sudden grief of losing her much-loved son. If it were truly possible to write a guidebook to grief, this book would be it (and it's especially poignant for any woman on the land).This episode also includes advice on dealing with grief from Stephanie Schmidt, clinical psychologist and founder of Act for Ag.Send us Fan MailThis is a Rural Podcasting Co. production. Interested in making your own podcast? Let us help you tell your own story!