Death of a Parent

Bryan – Helping Others

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

Amber – Grieving at the age of 17

Amber disucss what it’s like to be a teen when a parent dies

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Bryan – Mom

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered

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

Grief & Ice Cream

When my wife of 18 years died in 2016, I became a single father missing the love of my life, and also had to learn how to raise two girls (13-17 at the time) on my own. I remember a conversation I had with my mother-in-law and oldest daughter that began as reminiscing over a person who became a lost love to all of us. We all talked about different aspects of my wife but shortly, it transformed into a “who meant more to her” fest.

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

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