Death of a Parent

Amber – Keeping Dad’s memory alive

Amber tells how she set up a Dad adventure day to keep the memory of her father alive for her kids and husband

Sam – How grief changes

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

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

Hope talks about her fathers death, burdens and the importance of sharing emotions

Antoinetta – Story

Antoinetta tells her story of grief and her father getting lung cancer

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

Jessica M – Continuing Bonds

Jessica talks about the values of continuing bonds and connections with people who are not here anymore. She gives some examples of things that have made her more connected to her Mom.

Adam – Story 2

Adam discusses his busy life and how he has coped after losing his mother

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Lyss – My Story

Lyss talks about being 16 and her Mom dying from cancer. The second part of her story is about miscarriages

Grief & Ice Cream

When my wife of 18 years died in 2016, I became a single father missing the love of my life, and also had to learn how to raise two girls (13-17 at the time) on my own. I remember a conversation I had with my mother-in-law and oldest daughter that began as reminiscing over a person who became a lost love to all of us. We all talked about different aspects of my wife but shortly, it transformed into a “who meant more to her” fest.

Hope – Going back to school

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