Julie Kulikowski OAM has received an Order of Australia for her work in haematology, palliative care and bereavement counselling. She has sat beside people facing the terror of oblivion. She has been the light on the wharf, while their family was being tossed around in the stormy seas that follow a sudden terminal diagnosis and death. It’s a time a time when only everything changes; and it was one of these families who nominated Julie for her award.

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LINKS

For Grief and Bereavement -

1. The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement, grief .org

2. The Bereavement Care Centre, and the National Centre for Childhood Grief.

References for Julie’s work in psycho-neuro-immunology:

1. Herbert Benson and Eileen Stuart, "The Wellness Book", Simon and Schuster, 1992

"Neuropeptides and their receptors - a Psychosomatic network ", in The Journal of Immunology, Vol 135, No 2, August 1985

2. Candice Pert, "Molecules of Emotion", Scribner, 1997

3. David Spiegel and Catherine Classen, "Group Therapy for Cancer Patients" Perseus, 2000

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Wendy Liu is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who is featured in an Episode of ABC RN’s Conversations.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners

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