Death of a Parent

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Finding Joy During the Holidays After Loss When Everything Feels Awful: A message of hope.

My mother died in the middle of the night on January 1, four days before I turned sixteen. I don’t remember much about Christmas the couple weeks before she died, just that we spent a lot of that season in the ICU of the hospital where my mother had birthed my brother and I. For…

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

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

Rebecca -Absurdity

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

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Hope – Different lenses

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

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad

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

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

Amber – My Story

Amber talks about the traumatic death of her father in an explosion and being 17

Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2

Karyn and Aidan – Aidan tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic