Death of a Parent

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Sam – My story

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

Bryan – Mom

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

Zoreena – Tribute

Zoreena talks about tributes, family, pulling together and not being able to have a funeral

The First Fathers’ Day Without Dad

When you lose a person in the generation before you, you begin to think about what they meant to you. When you lose a parent, you think about all they meant, and you hoped you either lived up to the best of yourself, or in some cases where the parenting was not as instructive or kind, you hope you’ve raised yourself beyond difficult circumstances.

Hope – Different lenses

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

Kim – Support at the hospital

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

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

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

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.

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Lisa – Music and a safe space

Lisa explains how music has been a safe space for her to feel all of the emotions that have come up since she lost her Dad