Death of A Loved One

Antoinetta – Story

Antoinetta tells her story of grief and her father getting lung cancer

Krista – “Range of emotions”

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

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

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

Andrea – Loneliness and support

Andrea talks about how tough it is to be alone and how her friends and family have come through for her

Making Space to Hear Them: supporting children in grief

Children tend to be naturally curious as they grow and learn to navigate the world. As adults, it’s our job to walk with them through that process of learning and to support their curiosity. It can be hard to do that with respect when we are situated in cultures that don’t acknowledge children as autonomous humans worthy of mutual respect. It can be tempting to encourage kids to ignore their feelings about death and grief or to shut down conversations about it when they ask questions. Sometimes, this is because we just don’t know what to say that is developmentally appropriate, especially with young children. Sometimes, it’s because we haven’t allowed ourselves to develop our own thoughts and feelings about death and grief and it feels uncomfortable for us to talk about.

Lyss – Depression, Anxiety, and Self Harm

Depression, anxiety, self harm, theapy, support, mental health, suicide

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief

Doug M – “It’s Ok to have a new life”

Doug tells how he has had mixed emotions but that ultimately it’s OK to have a new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.