Death of A Loved One

Doug – “Find a purpose”

Doug talks about hope, purpose and putting things into perspective. Doug continues to grieve the death of bis daughter in a car accident.

Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan discuss the COVID restrictions on visitations and how they managed

Sam – How grief changes

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about time and grief

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

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”

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Katie – My Story

Katie shares about her story and losing her Dad to cancer during COVID

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids

John – Dating again

John talks about being asked by his daughters if he would ever date again

Russell – “Be good to yourself”

Russell explains that looking after himself gives him the strength to look after others. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.