Death of a Parent

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Margaux – “Find People in Similar Situations”

Margaux talks about group therapy and writing as tools for processing grief. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

Hope – Going back to school

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Katie – Reminders in nature

Katie talks about crying privately and how nature can help. Cardinals remind her of her father

Sam – My story

Sam tells his story and losing his father, uncle and cousin in a short period of time

Sam – Men in grief

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about men and grief

Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”

Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

Hope – Camp for grief

Hope talks about the benefits of grief camp for her and her twin sister

Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Adam – Crying and singing

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Adam talks about how crying and singing helps him cope even at the cemetary

Cheryl and Mike – “Why get counseling”

Cheryl and Mike talk about the benefits of counselling. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Lisa -How grief changes

Lisa talks about being lost after her Dad passed away and two years later how she has come to a place of groundedness