Death of A Loved One

Krista – “How a counsellor helps”

Krista explains how a grief counsellor has helped.

Krista – “It’s ok to be uncomfortable”

Krista discusses ways to move forward.

The First Fathers’ Day Without Dad

When you lose a person in the generation before you, you begin to think about what they meant to you. When you lose a parent, you think about all they meant, and you hoped you either lived up to the best of yourself, or in some cases where the parenting was not as instructive or kind, you hope you’ve raised yourself beyond difficult circumstances.

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

Joyce shares a story of support from a friend and how she managed in her early grief

Kim – Self care

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

Lisa – Music and her connection with her father

Lisa talks about the gratitude she has for reconnecting with her father before he died and how much music was a connection for them

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Hope – Going back to school

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Kate – My story

Kate tells her story of being away when her brother died of an opioid overdose

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Clare – “Talking About Grief”

Clare talks about her experiences with grief. Clare continues to grieve the death of her father.

Scott – The grieving process

Scott talks about how his song ‘The Good Man James” was about his father, their relationship and how it helped him process their relationship. Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca