Death of A Loved One

Nicole – Power of Speaking About Lost Ones

Nicole discusses the importance of sharing memories of those lost to drug poisoning and speaking their names.

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

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

Bryan – Vulnerability

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

Joyce – Being gentle on yourself

Joyce explains the importance of being gentle on yourself in grief as you face guilt and should haves

Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

Sunny- Grieving Different Losses

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Doodles

On the first anniversary, I invited people who would understand – friends who knew Marshal’s love of art, and his creative spirit. They all came.

I had copied several of Marshal’s doodles of incomplete characters and creatures, with some finished for the kids to color. I eagerly watched to see which doodle or drawing each person chose.

Kara – “Just give it time”

Kara discusses time and how grief changes. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.