Death of a Parent

Katie – My Story

Katie shares about her story and losing her Dad to cancer during COVID

Bryan – Helping Others

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

Jeff – “Change”

Jeff reflects on the ebb and flow of grief during the healing process. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

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.

Adam – Crying and singing

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Adam talks about how crying and singing helps him cope even at the cemetary

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.

Sam – My story

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

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.

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

Hope talks about her fathers death, burdens and the importance of sharing emotions

Amber – Talking about death

Amber explains why it’s so important to talk about grief and her kids

Sam – How grief changes

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about time and 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.