Death of a Partner

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

John – Dating again

John talks about being asked by his daughters if he would ever date again

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

John – Support over time

John discusses how support changes over time

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.

Mary S – Dogs

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

Kara – “You change”

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

John – Foggy Brain

John discusses how difficult it is to concentrate after loss

Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

Karyn and Aidan discuss creating a celebrating of life during the pandemic

Saved by a Unicorn: How I Found the Positive in Grief, One Stitch at a Time

Looking back, I had no idea how to even continue to live. A simple attempt at something therapeutic sent the negative bereavement energy into a positive direction. It made me realize my strengths, at a time when I felt I had none at all. It provided a space where I am now better able to manage grief when it hits.