Death of a Parent

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

Rebecca -Absurdity

Rebecca talks about the death of her father and how things can seem real unreal, absurd when in grief

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

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.

Bryan – Helping Others

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

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

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

Antoinetta – Grieving in community with others

Antoinetta discusses how grief camp made her feel so much more happy and how she found support and that she did not feel so alone

Kim – You can get through this

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Sam – My story

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

Mary S – Dogs

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