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Krista – “My wish”

November 11, 2019

Krista discusses why she thinks helping others is important. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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Kristal – Professional Experience and Work

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses being a peer support woker, working on a one on one level with community members to help them with their goals related to substance abuse. She supports those in the community dealing with loss and grief. She speaks to everyone’s experience with loss and grief being very individual.

Collective/Community Grief / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Professional / Video

Krista – “Educate yourself”

December 4, 2019

Krista explains what she thinks is the most important thing to do.Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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Christian – Supporting people who may die

April 23, 2023

Christian talks about going from zero overdoses to 50 in a matter of months and how to help people who may die

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Krista – “Being uncomfortable”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about taking risks. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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Nicole – Using Art and Creativity to Express Grief

March 25, 2023

Nicole discusses the work she does to allow access to creative outlets such as art hives and gardening.

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Kristal – Poetry, Comedy, & Art for Grieving

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses using poetry and other forms of creative expression as a distraction from her grief and to disassociate in a safe and productive way. She discusses grief being love with nowhere to go, so she puts it into art.

Art / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Professional / Video

Krista – “Mental illness and self medicating”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about mental health and self medicating. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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Tips for Grieving During the Holidays

December 23, 2022

The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, especially when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. Whether it’s the first holiday season without someone, the holidays mark a time where someone you love died, or it’s just hard to be around celebration when you’re not feeling celebratory, December can feel heavy.

These are a few tips for grieving during the holidays.

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Joyce – Walking beside people who are stuggling with addiction

April 23, 2023

Joyce explains why it so important to help people who are struggling with addiction

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Kate – Trust and listening

March 11, 2023

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

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Krista – “My way of helping others”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about reducing the stigma. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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