Death of a Parent

Matt – Wisdom to pass on

Matt offers advice to his younger self about grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Clare – “Talking About Grief”

Clare talks about her experiences with grief. Clare continues to grieve the death of her father.

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

Bryan – Helping Others

Bryan explains how his experience with grief has helped him help others and why it’s so important for him.

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Sam – My story

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

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Matt – Music helped my grief

Matt discusses how creativity and music help his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Kim – Self care

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