Death of a Parent

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.

Lisa – Music and her connection with her father

Lisa talks about the gratitude she has for reconnecting with her father before he died and how much music was a connection for them

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Bryan – Trauma

Bryan discusses trauma anxiety, support and the loss of his father to gun violence

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Katie – My Story

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

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Scott – The grieving process

Scott talks about how his song ‘The Good Man James” was about his father, their relationship and how it helped him process their relationship. Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

Bryan – Vulnerability

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

Sam – Men in grief

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about men and grief