26/05/2026
All our admiration and respect for the work Andrea does. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for giving us guidance during moments of uncertainty.
You are deeply appreciated, and all the migrant women who had the opportunity to participate in your talk are grateful and will carry your advice forward.
At Sister Project, our doors are always open for you.
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Last Friday I had the incredible opportunity to visit Sister Project in Ellenbrook to open a space alongside some amazingly resilient women from diverse backgrounds where English is their second language to speak with them about their end-of-life plans, which in turn lead to grief, loss and love.
What an absolute privilege to be in the presence of these women, all carrying their own personal grief as well as ancestral grief & beliefs passed down through generations before and a more recent grief with the loss of one of their own Sisters. We lifted each other's spirit through shared stories, in a circle we sat respectful in silence holding space for each other and the sacredness that death is and what it brings, we shared both tears and laughter, we hugged and built trust through our vulnerability.
We spoke our loved ones names and remembered them and of rituals and beliefs across different cultures and how grief impacts us all differently but equally too. We discussed things we can say or do to help those around us that may be grieving and of shared personal experiences of things that may not be as well received. We all sat together quietly, softly, gently acknowledging our own grief but also the accumulation of grief in the room, no judgement, no fear, just free to feel whatever came up in that moment.
We also talked about what brings us joy through our sadness and committed to one task in the day that followed to make time for our own self-care, (so very important when grief comes crashing through without warning) and how we can make peace and befriend grief when she comes to visit.
It just takes the initiation of a conversation to turn into something really amazing
Thank you Sister Project for having me, it was wonderful to meet you all and be back in the beautiful space that you have created 💜🫶🥰I was deeply moved by the trust you put in me to open your hearts and minds and touched by your kindness, compassion and care to me and to one another.
The certificate of appreciation you presented to me was the icing on the cake and instills in me that what I do is important and so needed 🙏
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