Death of a Partner

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

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.

Jean – My Story

Jean talks about isolation and grieving during a pandemic

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

Kara – “Moving On”

Kara talks about selling their house and the transition. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

John – Support over time

John discusses how support changes over time

Cheryl B – My story

Cheryl discusses her husbands mental illness and then death from a heart attack

Shannon – Blessings and sadness

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

Mary explains the challenges of dealing with the death of her partner and then her parents