Living for the Moment: Love, Loss & Purpose with Ella Stratton

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Identity, grief, love, and the unimaginable reality of caring for a child with a life-limiting illness - it’s a path no parent expects to walk. But within that heartbreak, there can also be profound meaning, connection, and purpose.

In this deeply moving conversation, I sit down with the incredible Ella Stratton, founder of HAS Foundation Australia, a charity created in honour of her son Hunter. After navigating nearly 12 years of pediatric palliative care, Ella has transformed her grief into a mission to support families facing the same journey - ensuring no one feels alone in their darkest moments.

Together with her husband, Ella has built a foundation grounded in love, lived experience, and the belief that even the smallest acts of support can make the biggest difference.

We explored:

• Hunter’s story - a life full of love, connection, and extraordinary impact.

• What pediatric palliative care really looks like (and why it’s so misunderstood).

• The hidden realities families face - isolation, financial pressure, and anticipatory grief.

• How “live for the moment, love for a lifetime” became a guiding philosophy.

• The power of practical support - meals, care packs, and simply being thought of.

• Why connection and community can ease the weight of even the deepest grief.

• Turning pain into purpose - and leading with love without needing all the answers.

• Simple ways to anchor into meaningful moments, even in the hardest seasons.

This episode is for anyone navigating grief, supporting someone through it, or wanting to better understand the quiet strength of families living through the unthinkable.

Together, we unpack what it means to hold both heartbreak and beauty at the same time - and lay it all out on the Workbench for the Mind.

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