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Empowered Living Program June 2025

Understanding Emotional Well-Being: Living with Blindness and Low Vision

A Workshop Series for Insight, Connection, and Growth

Vision loss can have a profound impact on emotional well-being. This supportive workshop series explores the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that can arise from blindness or low vision—many of which may go unrecognised as part of the experience of loss.

This is a safe, inclusive space to talk openly, reflect, and connect with others who understand. Together, we’ll explore ways to validate our feelings, build awareness, and strengthen resilience—because how you feel and what you think matters.

Special Guest Presenter: Jodie Atkinson

Certified Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist® | Speaker | Author | Entertainer

Jodie brings a unique and powerful perspective to this series. She is the author of Have You Met My Grief?, a deeply personal and impactful book that has also been transformed into a multi-award-winning cabaret show. This groundbreaking performance premiered at the 2023 Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival and was featured in both the 2024 and 2025 Adelaide Fringe Festival programs.

Through her lived experience, compassionate approach, and creative storytelling, Jodie offers both practical insights and emotional resonance that will enrich the workshop experience.

What You Can Expect:

This 3-session workshop will cover:

• Self-awareness & emotional insight
• Barriers and obstacles faced in daily life
• Understanding grief and the emotional process
• Navigating relationships
• Challenging personal and community perceptions
• Making empowered choices
• Setting healthy boundaries
• Embracing choice, capacity, and control
• Recognising the power of aligned support
• Grounding and mindfulness exercises to support well-being

Whether you’re newly adjusting to vision changes or have lived experience over many years, everyone is welcome. Your story, your perspective, and your presence are valuable.

Session details:

Date: Wednesdays,  11^th, 18^th and 25^th June

Time: 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM

Participants are expected to join all sessions.

Location: Guide Dogs Head Office, at 251 Morphett Street – Adelaide.

Our sessions are free and available to join virtually for people residing in NT or regional SA.

Registration details:

Register by 6^th of June 2025 by clicking the button or link below or reach out to Salina on salina.shrestha@guidedogs.org.au or 08 8203 8347.

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