Death of A Loved One

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

Hope discusses hope grief camp gave her and her family a place to feel normal

Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

Adam – Crying and singing

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

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Bryan – This Is Why

Bryan shares about his new website “This is why”a creative form, for blog stories for grievers to express themselves and for readers to connect

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.

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

John – Empower yourself

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

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane shares how she has learned to be more present in her feelings while grieving during the pandemic.

Bryan – My Story

Bryan talks about his father being a lawyer and being shot and killed by an apposing lawyer. He talks about his mother and brother and how they have coped

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

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