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A little help from Jack, Launceston (2026)

18/03/2026

🤍 books - general grief 🤍

What is Grief - a book to support children through grief and loss, and help them build resilience

By Jess Sanders, illustrated by Steph Spartels

learningthroughloss.org.au

Written for children aged 4 and older, this beautifully illustrated book addresses various forms of grief beyond the death of a loved one, including family separation, the loss of friendships, and the loss of pets. It depicts the different ways grief can manifest and provides strategies to help children build resilience and navigate their big feelings.

For each hard cover copy purchased, Palliative Care Tasmania is able to provide 10 FREE soft cover copies of ‘What is Grief’ to Tasmanian families, schools and organisations.

‘What is Grief’ is also available as an e-book and free print download from the Learning Through Loss website https://learningthroughloss.org.au/resources/

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02/02/2026

🤍 apps 🤍

The Kids Connecting Parents App is designed to help parents and carers who are living with child loss to easily find and connect with each other in their local area.

The concept combines the psychology of positive social connection, grief and loss, and shared lived experience with online geolocation and social networking functionalities to facilitate compassionate face-to-face connections. The App searches from wherever you are, so it can be used at home or away from home. There are options for connection; parents can choose if they would like to find support or offer it to others, or both. To make a connection, simply search your area then explore the list of parent profiles that are listed, select the person or people you would feel most comfortable connecting with, then send a connection request to them. Once they approve your connection request, you can start chatting.

Through the App, you can:
❤️Search for other grieving parents in your local area.
🫶Read Parent Profiles and choose who you feel comfortable connecting with.
🦋Share your story without judgment.
🌿Feel seen, understood, and less alone.
⭐Connect privately in the App in a safe and supportive space.
🌀Meet up in person (if and when you’re ready) to form supportive friendships, networks, or local groups.

Thanks to funding for the Supported Pathways for Grieving Parents Program, parents can join the Kids Connecting Parents App free for the next five years, removing financial barriers during an already difficult time. This gives parents the space to explore meaningful connections at their own pace, in their own way.

Created by Ethan’s loving family.

To find out more visit www.kidsconnectingparents.com or email admin@kidsconnectingparents.com

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23/12/2025

How we include and honour Jack at Christmas ✨

I often get asked by other bereaved families how we include or honour Jack at Christmas. Yesterday, a dear friend asked me—and it brought such unexpected joy to be asked.

Our first Christmas with Jack was only two months after he died, and I felt so much pressure to “figure it out” quickly.

But grief doesn’t follow a schedule, and there’s no right or wrong way to include a little one in your heart during the festive season. It took time to find what felt meaningful for us—and that’s okay.

For us, keeping Jack part of our celebrations is gentle and intentional:
🎄 We hang a stocking with his name so Santa can bring a small gift for his sisters (we’ve done a bear personalised jumpers, this year it’s “Play Snap with Jack”) and a book to add to their collection.
💌 We make a donation in his name such as to or
🕯 We light a candle on the Christmas table with his photo.
🏮 And we leave a lantern burning on our doorstep all night so Jack can see his home from the stars.

These traditions allow us to include him in a way that feels meaningful to us - especially to his sisters- both of whom are starry eyed with the magic of Christmas, even when grief is everywhere.
Love doesn’t end, even when little lives are no longer here, and his memory shines bright among our stars ⭐🤍

So what do I tell other bereaved families?
Honouring your baby doesn’t have to be big or loud. Sometimes it looks like speaking their name, placing a star on the tree, lighting a candle, or choosing a small tradition that keeps them part of Christmas.
There is no “right” way—only what feels true to your heart. Sometimes it’s simply allowing space for both joy and missing to exist together. 💛

26/11/2025

Rob Saunders, a bereaved dad and endurance adventurer, is attempting to break the 24-hour kick-scooter distance world record this Saturday at 1pm to raise $100,000 for Pregnancy After Loss Care at the Royal Women’s Hospital — the team who helped safely deliver his daughter after losing his first baby, Billie, to stillbirth.

The 24-hour livestream ends with a public event at Calder Park Raceway on Sunday from 9am, where supporters can watch Rob finish, enjoy food, drinks, entertainment, and celebrate together. Donations grant entry, with all funds supporting vital care for families facing high-risk pregnancies.

So head to Rob’s bio, make a donation, and come be part of the finish line moment — a record attempt, a community coming together, and a cause that genuinely saves lives.

23/11/2025

WIN the ultimate baby loss mama gift pack for yourself or a loss mama friend.

Together with the amazing accounts below we are so excited to offer you or someone you know, the chance to win this very special baby loss mama gift pack. Something special from the hearts of bereaved mums to another in the lead up to Christmas.

The pack worth $1,500 includes:

🤍 Jack, Remy or Lily companion from
🤍 Arlo Forever Loved Memory Box by
🤍 loss mum jumper by
🤍 $100 gift voucher from
🤍 personalised framed family print by
🤍 15 pack heavenly biscuit set by
🤍 private breathwork session (online or in person) with
🤍 anxiety necklace and tote bag by .podcast
🤍 distance Reiki healing, bath soak and body oil by
🤍 custom memorial frame by and
🤍 grief affirmation or PAL cards and custom incense holder by
🤍rainbow candle set by
🤍 personalised jellycat jumper by
🤍 Still a Birth by Collette Butler
🤍 Still a Mum by Meagan Donaldson
🤍 milestone cards and note pad by

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How to enter:

(1) Follow each of the above accounts.

(2) Comment on this main Instagram post with the name of a little love that is no longer with us and their beautiful mama. The more comments the more entries!

(3) For extra entries like and share this post on your stories.

These are the only steps to enter. Please do not engage with accounts requesting additional steps to validate your entry.

Giveaway open to Aus-based entrants only. Entries close 11:59 Sunday 30th November 2025 (AEDT) with the winner drawn the next day. Winner will be contacted via DM by

The giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram in any way.

Good luck!

14/11/2025

🤍 keepsakes 🤍

LOSS MUM JUMPERS by Flown Oak

www.flownoak.com.au

Losing a baby is a heartbreak beyond words, a grief that lingers in every moment. When someone you love is navigating that kind of loss, flowers and candles can feel fleeting. This is something more meaningful.
Our Loss Mum Jumper is designed as a soft, comforting embrace, a quiet way to honour a precious life that ended too soon. On the cuff, delicately embroidered, are the words: “They lived the perfect life because all they ever knew was their Mother.”

Whether you’re curled up in bed, sitting in stillness, or stepping outside to feel the sun again, this jumper helps you hold your baby close. It’s a tender reminder that their life, however brief, was filled with nothing but love. Thoughtfully made for mums who carry their babies in their hearts.

PRODUCT INFO

Available in beige or black in various sizes
Brushed fleece 3/4 zip Small collar Ribbed hem and cuffs Comfy fit Cuff embroidery “They lived the perfect life because all they ever knew was their Mother”

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12/11/2025

🤍 keepsake boxes 🤍

Name It Custom Decor - memory boxes

www.nameitcustomdecor.com.au

Made from gorgeous premium pine, they make the perfect keepsake. Printed in full colour with designs as shown plus many more. Personalised with your name of choice. Birth details can also be added if required.

3 sizes to choose from:

Medium 30cm L x 22cm W x 11cm H

Large 35cm L x 26.5cm W x 15cm H

Extra Large 45cm L x 30cm W x 17cm H

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24/10/2025

🤍 podcasts 🤍

From Experience: The Grief Collection by Bianca Welsh

Grief is the one guarantee in life, we will all experience a great loss at some point in our lives, yet we’re so unprepared for it, we rarely talk about it and often shy away from these uncomfortable conversations. After experiencing her own grief and loss when Bianca and her husband James lost their baby boy, Herbert, at full term from a TFMR (Termination For Medical Reason) in January 2022, the subsequent journey felt overwhelming, lonely and fraught with societal expectations.

In Bianca’s podcast she hopes to bring stories of hope and experience from everyday people, but honing in on the things that did or didn’t work during an individual’s experience of the worst time of their lives. Healing from grief, loss and trauma can be a very individual journey, with no linear trajectory and no guide book. Bianca hopes people might be inspired or motivated by ideas or different ways to navigate life after loss.

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19/10/2025

a little help from Lily

a practical resource companion for child loss and paediatric palliative care in collaboration with

This companion is for families navigating:
- where their little one will be born alive but may not live for very long,
- those in palliative care beginning to explore memory-making options, and to prepare for and understand what’s possible at end of life,
- or for those facing a sudden loss of a living child.

Importantly it is also for those wanting to know how to support them including family, friends and health providers.

Find out more at www.alittlehelpfromjack.com.au/the-companions.

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Created in honour of Lily Sujata Calvert

19/10/2025

a little help from Jack

a practical resource companion for pregnancy and infant loss

This companion is for families navigating pregnancy or infant loss at any age or gestation; in particular stillbirth.

Importantly it is also for those wanting to know how to support them including family, friends and health providers.

Find out more at www.alittlehelpfromjack.com.au/the-companions.

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Created in honour of Jack Robert Waldron

19/10/2025

a little help from Remy

a practical resource companion for termination for medical reasons in collaboration with

This companion is for families navigating termination for medical reasons at any gestation.

Importantly it is also for those wanting to know how to support them including family, friends and health providers.

Find out more at www.alittlehelpfromjack.com.au/the-companions.

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Created in honour of Remy Asher Donaldson

17/10/2025

🤍 books - general grief 🤍

This is Grief - a gentle guide for individuals and families
learningthroughloss.org.au

Developed by Palliative Care Tasmania, written by Jess Sanders, illustrated by Steph Spartels and funded by the Tasmanian Department of Health.

‘This Is Grief’ is a beautifully designed and illustrated resource that supports individuals and families to navigate grief and loss of any kind. The resource addresses the following questions that many grievers have:

🧡What is grief?

🧡What can I expect to feel?

🧡Is what I am feeling normal?

🧡Will it get better?

🧡What helps?

🧡How do I support a child or young person?

🧡How do I support someone through grief?

🧡Where can I find professional support?

Available to order at https://pallcaretas.squarespace.com/products/grief-books (Free for Tasmanians and available for a very small fee for anyone living outside Tas).

You can download an e-book or printable PDF at https://learningthroughloss.org.au/resources

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