Death of a Partner

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief

Doug M – “Photographs”

Doug explains why photographs are so important in helping you deal with grief. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Shannon – Enough

Shannon talks about us all doing the very best we can from the perspectives of a licensed clinical counselor and losing her husband to suicide.

John – Foggy Brain

John discusses how difficult it is to concentrate after loss

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.

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

“Happiness is a choice.” A friend of mine posted this quote on Facebook the other day. She then asked others what that quote meant to them. The responses were interesting and expected, and some were even inspiring. It’s so easy to say “I choose to be happy” when life is going well. On the other…

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Kara – “Meals”

Kara discusses food shopping for one and learning what she as an individual likes. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse