Death of a Parent

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

Shawn – “Dad”

Shawn describes finding out his father died by suicide and the shock and grief that followed. Shawn continues to grieve the death of his father by suicide

Lisa – What I do with my music

Lisa discusses what she does with the songs she writes and how they work for her when she needs to tap into a safe space

Hope – Going back to school

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

Bryan – My Story

Bryan talks about his father being a lawyer and being shot and killed by an apposing lawyer. He talks about his mother and brother and how they have coped

Matt – My Story

Matt tells how he found his birth mother and then lost her.

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Jackie – Finger painting and grief

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

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…