Death of a Parent

Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Lisa – Music and a safe space

June 20, 2022

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

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Video

Matt – Crying

July 16, 2020

Matt talks about men and crying. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Video

Hope – Going back to school

January 26, 2023

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

Death of a Parent / Video

Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

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.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Perinatal

Bryan – Anticipation

October 30, 2021

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence

Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Video

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

June 20, 2022

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Supporting Others / Video

Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others

February 23, 2023

Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / My Story Video / Video

Sam – Men in grief

September 9, 2020

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about men and grief

Death of a Parent / Video

Mary S – Dogs

March 1, 2021

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

Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

January 26, 2023

Hope discusses hope grief camp gave her and her family a place to feel normal

Death of a Parent / Video

Logan – My story

February 11, 2021

Logan talks about the death of his father and bone cancer and how writing music helped

Death of a Parent / Music / Video