Death of a Partner

Kara – “Moving On”

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

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.

Karyn and Aidan – Describing grief during the pandemic

Karyn and Aidan talk about how their grief has changed and the challenges they have faced grieving during a pandemic

Cheryl B – My story

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

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Mary S – Grief is not the enemy

Mary talks about embracing grief is love

Kara – “Same Sex Couple”

Kara talks about never having discussed being a same sex couple with most of her family. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

John – My Story

John tells the story of his wife became ill suddenly and died