Death of a Parent

Bryan – The Three Fs

Bryan talks about the three cornerstones that he lives by …three f’s and how they support him in living a hopeful and positive life

Shawn – “Dad”

Shawn describes finding out his father died by suicide and the shock and grief that followed. Shawn continues to grieve the death of his father by suicide

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Jackie – Finger painting and grief

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

Mary explains the challenges of dealing with the death of her partner and then her parents

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.