Death of a Parent

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

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

Jessica’s Reflections as an Adult Grieving Child

Parents or trusted adults are people children often turn to for support, but my circle of trusted adults was shrinking. My peers were focused on what to wear on civvies day (a day where we didn’t have to wear a uniform), while I was focused on just surviving.

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

Kim – Facebook and connecting

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

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Jackie – Expressive arts can help when grief is confusing

Jackie talks about how working with an artist therapist helped her after her sister and mother died

Kim – Some cry some don’t

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Adam – Story 2

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

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

Matt – My Story

Matt tells how he found his birth mother and then lost her.

Mary S – Dogs

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