Death of a Partner

Kara “It Changes You”

Kara tells her story and explains how things have changed on her journey. 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

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

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.

Shannon – Hope for Healing

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Kara – “LIfe Partner”

Kara talks about her partner dying.

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Kara – “Going on alone”

Kara talks about how you change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

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.