Death of a Parent

Katie – Reminders in nature

Katie talks about crying privately and how nature can help. Cardinals remind her of her father

Lyss – Responsibilities

Lyss talks about her mother’s death, being the eldest and how it has effected the way she feels about responsibilities

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.

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Bryan – Helping Others

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

Sam – Prostate Cancer

Sam talks about prostate cancer and losing his father and uncle to it

Matt – Adoption and grief

Matt talks about how adoption and grief have similarities. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

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

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

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

Sam – Men in grief

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

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

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