Death of A Loved One

Doug M – “Waiting before making major changes”

September 19, 2019

Doug discusses the importance of waiting to make decisions after you have developed your new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Death of a Partner / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

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

Kara – “Meals”

December 17, 2018

Kara discusses food shopping for one and learning what she as an individual likes. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Death of a Partner / Video

Kim – You can get through this

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

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

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

June 20, 2022

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Supporting Others / 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

Joyce – Mothers supporting mothers in grief

April 23, 2023

Joyce talks about the value of a support network of other mothers who have lost

Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / I Am A Griever / Video

Nicole – Pandemic Leads to Increase in Drug Poisoning

March 25, 2023

Nicole discusses the increase in drug poisonings during the pandemic due to a number of factors.

Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Death of A Loved One / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / I Am A Supporter / Video

Adam – Crying and singing

December 21, 2022

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Adam talks about how crying and singing helps him cope even at the cemetary

Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Video

Doug M – “Coming to Terms with Sibling Death”

September 19, 2019

Doug talks about the loss of his brother when he was young and how it effected his fear of loss and separation of his own children. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Sibling / Video

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

March 3, 2025

When my three brothers and I were growing up and the proverbial hit the fan, Mum would often say, in a bid to keep her brood calm, ‘Well, at least we are all still here.’ She reminded me of this affectionate saying only very recently. I can still recall how I felt as a child…

Blog Post / Death of a Child / Death of a Sibling / I Am A Griever / Supporting Others

Lisa – Music and her connection with her father

June 20, 2022

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

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Video