Death of a Parent

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Craig – Supporting Someone in Grief

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Craig discusses his personal experience with grief and how he felt when people didn’t reach out to him during a difficult time. He offers advice on how to best support someone who is grieving, emphasizing the importance of simply showing up and letting them know that you care.

Karyn and Cathy – “Suicide”

Karyn and Cathy discuss how the stigma of suicide impacted the lack of acknowledgement of their grief and loss. Karyn and Cathy continues to grieve the death of their father by suicide.

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.

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Matt – Grief changes

Matt explains how he deals with his 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.

Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

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

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

Sam – Depression

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Bryan – Helping Others

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