Bron is joined by Richard Sedgman (social worker and founder of Live Well HQ) to talk about one of the most emotionally challenging areas in clinical work: supporting clients through grief and loss. Richard draws on his three years in palliative care and extensive private practice experience to share what actually helps, and what well-meaning therapists often get wrong.
They chat about:
👉🏽 The difference between grief, bereavement, and loss, and why grief extends far beyond death
👉🏻 Why ACT and narrative therapy are Richard's go-to approaches with grieving clients
👉 The powerful "wave" analogy that helps clients understand how grief shifts over time
👉🏿 The common therapist mistakes to avoid
👉🏼 Why therapists don't need lived experience of a loss to do genuinely good grief work
Guest: Richard Sedgman, Social Worker, Therapist, and founder of Live Well HQ
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Producer: Michael English
Music: Home
Commitment: Mental Work believes in an inclusive and diverse mental health workforce. We honour the strength, resilience, and invaluable contributions of mental health workers with lived experiences of mental illness, disability, neurodivergence, LGBTIQA+ identities, and diverse culture and language. We recognise our First Nations colleagues as Traditional Custodians of the land and pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. Mental Work is recorded on unceded Whadjuk Noongar boodja.
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