Death of a Parent

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

Sam – Depression

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Lisa -How grief changes

Lisa talks about being lost after her Dad passed away and two years later how she has come to a place of groundedness

Antoinetta – Story

Antoinetta tells her story of grief and her father getting lung cancer

Kim – Support at the hospital

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

Matt – Music helped my grief

Matt discusses how creativity and music help his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth 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.

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

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.