Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2021
The death of a loved one is difficult at any age, but for tamariki and young people, it can be really tough as they don’t usually have access to the resources needed to help them navigate, understand and cope with their loss and grief.
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Posted on Monday, September 28, 2020
In this blog post, Kenzie's Gift founder, Nic Russell shares her insights on what grief taught her about resilience.
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Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
On the second weekend of August 2020, I travelled to Invercargill to give my first ever TEDx talk. It was not my first time speaking publicly. I’ve been asked over the years since Kenzie and I were diagnosed with cancer to speak at numerous events. Each...
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Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2020
One of the most important things COVID 19 showed us has been the impact of grief, especially when we’re not able to be with loved ones who’ve experienced a bereavement. This includes not being able to provide help in their time of crisis, support them through the funeral, and...
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Posted on Saturday, April 4, 2020
It’s been an unsettling couple of weeks for all of us as we navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and we hope you and your family are staying healthy and united. We are all learning to adjust to a new way of life in our ‘bubble’ under lockdown, unable to see...
Read MorePosted on Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Kenzie’s Gift founder and CEO Nic Russell took her ‘Adventures with Grief Workshop’ to John McGlashan College in April, encouraging students to talk about grief and loss. One fine April afternoon, 160 young students at Dunedin’s John McGlashan College, sat...
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Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Coping with grief at Christmas - do what supports your soul and your loss
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Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2017
#DearGrief It's hard to imagine some journeys The kind that happen rarely To someone else And the kind the heart doesn't want to. People often tell me that they can't imagine how life is for me. Mothers especially. They say they can't begin to understand...
Read MorePosted on Sunday, November 12, 2017
Alex was my sister. She was always the brightest, loudest, most exciting and loving girl. An amazing sister to me. She was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). It's been described as one of the most...
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