Death of a Parent

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

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.

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 helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

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

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

Hope – Different lenses

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

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 – 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

Clare – “Talking About Grief”

Clare talks about her experiences with grief. Clare continues to grieve the death of her father.

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic