In Ordinary Angels, Episode 5, Merelyn Carter interviews Grief Counsellor, Mission Worker and Uniting Church Minister, Tony Winter

"It is certainly a strange time that we are living in at the moment (Coronavirus Pandemic 2020), holding a whole range of emotions, probably different for each of us. I suspect the one dominant emotion however is grief. When we experience loss of any kind, it can be accompanied by grief, at many levels.

Currently we have all lost some degree of our lifestyle at the very least, many of us haven’t seen our families for weeks, and some of us have lost our jobs and income and our usual way of life will probably never be quite the same again. Others are alone and isolated and feel very fearful and insecure about the future. Too many have lost treasured family members and friends.

This seems a pertinent time to release my Ordinary Angels interview with Grief Counsellor Tony Winter who has a lifetime of experience working alongside grieving people, and sheds some simple but powerful insights into what the grief journey can mean for all of us."   Merelyn Carter

Video Timeline Highlights:

2:12 Tony’s professional history

8:19 Tony’s private grief journey

11:50 Understanding grief – The layers

13:15 The 5 stages of grief

15:29 Helping people through their grief

19:35 The slippery slope of the rollercoaster

23:43 Is there a common question around grief?

26:20 If only… 

27:48 The glimmer of acceptance 

28:31 Good grief 

31:15 Seeking professional help 

32:37 Tony’s Lifeline experience – being there at the beginning 

38:35 A question for Merelyn