Death of a Partner

John – Empower yourself

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

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

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.

Doug M – “Waiting before making major changes”

Doug discusses the importance of waiting to make decisions after you have developed your new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Mary S – Dogs

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

Holly – Befriending our mortality workshops

Holly explains how creating can be helpful with grief and how we don’t talk about death

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced 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.

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

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”

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

Doug M – “It’s Ok to have a new life”

Doug tells how he has had mixed emotions but that ultimately it’s OK to have a new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.