Death of a Partner

John – Empower yourself

John shares his thoughts about how to support someone in grief and his processes

Mary S – Grief is not the enemy

Mary talks about embracing grief is love

Weaving the Tapestry of Love

Learning to become a better person is a wonderful consequence of being in a loving relationship with someone; you’re present in ways that help them grow into their best self. It’s an organic process you flow with on a journey we map out with intention, though in reality, it remains unknowable. That is why a…

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.

Andrea – Couples versus being single

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Shannon – Growing through Grief

Shannon discusses post traumatic growth and how it can be an expectation

Kara – “You change”

Kara discusses evolving, growth and change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Shannon – Guilt vs Shame

Shannon talks about guilt can be a part of the grieving process but shame has to do with “is there something wrong with me”

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in 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.