Learn to Fly
about the book
Anybody who finds themselves navigating grief and mourning tends to search for a guide of how to get through.
When the loss is sudden, tragic or traumatic it adds a deeper cruelty to this experience. This can be called disenfranchised grief or complex grief. It might be out of order (the loss of a child), from road trauma, workplace accidents, as a result of a natural disaster, or even the horrors of terrorism, missing person, suicide or homicide.
This book aims to take the concept of children’s books to an adult and young adult audience experiencing this complex grief. When everything needs to be simple because the world is now too complicated and yet you have a loved one that is no longer here and you have to keep living in the world. How?
You are introduced to grief processes that encourage continued bonds and challenges the sometimes unhelpful phrases you hear like “closure”.
Join the beautiful winged creature Ailis as he helps explain a way through by learning to fly.
about the author
Corinne Lindsell is a social worker with experience in the broad spectrum of the field including youth work, child protection, crisis counselling, disability services, policy development, worker wellbeing and mission engagement.
With particular interests in purpose driven leadership, grief and loss and environmental sustainability her main ethos is to leave a legacy for the betterment of each other.
Corinne and her family faced a traumatic event in 2017 which changed their lives forever with the tragic death of her brother Jeffrey. Through this tragedy they were introduced to the Homicide Victims Support Group and have been navigating this new world ever since.
Learn to fly is Corinne’s first book, and is written to dispel the confusing dialogue out there about grief expectations… and challenges some of the accepted concepts.
“Of all of the books and resources that were given to me at the time, it was that childrens books on grief that seemed to stay with me… they were simple and beautiful… so I thought there needs to be this concept but for adults”.
about the illustrator
Kate Ng is an art teacher and community artist. With a lifetime of artistic expression and tuition she weaves her own personal style that is recognisable in every piece. Kate‘s main mediums are acrylic art and mosaic and is commissioned on a regular basis for mosaic murals within the community.
Kate was born and raised in Singapore where she met her husband Thomas and had 4 children. In 2002 they all moved to Sydney Australia where Kate has been teaching art across multiple primary schools over the years since.
Kate has been featured in exhibitions over many years and has artwork in the Vatican. Whilst she contributed to a few publications in the past, Learn to Fly is her first full illustration project!
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Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play, the Dharawal Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. Always Was. Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.