Death of a Parent

Bryan – Mom

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered

Kim – Facebook and connecting

Kim – discussses our need to connect and how Facebook was useful after her Mum’s death

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

Hope – Going back to school

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

Bryan – Trauma

Bryan discusses trauma anxiety, support and the loss of his father to gun violence

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

Hope – My Story

Hope tells the story of her father’s death and how it affected her and her family