Death of A Loved One

Doug M – “Recovery from Grief”

September 19, 2019

Doug discusses how you learn that there are opportunities in the rest of your life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Death of a Partner / Video

Scott – The grieving process

February 6, 2023

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

Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Music / Video

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

March 7, 2021

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Death of a Partner / Video

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

March 5, 2022

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

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

Zoreena – COVID and isolation

March 31, 2022

Zoreena discusses COVID isolation and the loss of time to spend with her Dad and her cousing

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

Russell – “Is this your only child?”

December 16, 2018

Russell talks about the loss of his second son and only having one child. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

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

Matt – Wisdom to pass on

July 16, 2020

Matt offers advice to his younger self about grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / 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

Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

February 21, 2022

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

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

Krista – “They are not trying to kill themselves”

December 4, 2019

Krista explains they are not trying to kill themselves. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video

Donna B – “Grief Dreams”

September 24, 2019

Donna discusses dreams and reality. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Learning from Grief

December 7, 2022

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Blog Post / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever