Death of A Loved One

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

March 30, 2022

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Grandparent / Death of A Loved One / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Describing grief during the pandemic

February 21, 2022

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

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Donna B – “Tools for a year of firsts”

October 1, 2019

Donna discusses how to look after yourself. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

John – Empower yourself

February 23, 2023

John shares his thoughts about how to support someone in grief and his processes

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Partner / I Am A Griever / Supporting Others / Video

Lyss – Losing My Mother

March 23, 2023

Lyss discusses losing her mother and how her first thought was that her mother would never meet her kids Now being a mother herself brings back many memories of her.

Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Video

Craig – Grieving as a Single Parent

August 2, 2023

In this video, Craig talks about the challenges of grieving as a single parent. He shares his own experiences and offers advice on how to cope with grief, talk to your kids about what’s happening, and ask for help from others.This video is for any single parent who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is also for anyone who knows a single parent who is grieving and wants to offer support.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / Video

Kara – “Same Sex Couple”

December 16, 2018

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.

Death of a Partner / Video

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

April 16, 2021

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

Death of a Sibling / Suicide / Video

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

December 10, 2018

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Partner / Video

Russell – “Questions people ask”

December 16, 2018

Russell discusses how he answers the hardest questions people ask. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Perinatal / Video

Grief & Ice Cream

January 25, 2023

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.

Blog Post / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / I Am A Griever / Supporting Others

Andrea – My Story

March 26, 2022

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

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