Death of a Parent

Bryan – Empathy for others

Bryan talks about how losing his father to gun violence was difficult and how taking things day by day helped him get through many difficult times. Now he wants to help children who are going through something similar to what he did. Things will get better and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

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

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Bryan – Anticipation

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

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Mary S – My story (long)

Mary tells the story of her life with her husband, his death and then the loss of both of her parents

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”

Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.