Death of A Loved One

Sam – How grief changes

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about time and grief

Joyce – Mothers supporting mothers in grief

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

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Krista – “Range of emotions”

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Matt – Adoption and grief

Matt talks about how adoption and grief have similarities. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

John – What I have learned

John explains how he has changed since his wife died and now looking back what he would say to his self right after his loss

Doug M – “Planning for Death”

Doug talks about how planning for a funeral and life after his wife’s death was helpful. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.

Lisa -How grief changes

Lisa talks about being lost after her Dad passed away and two years later how she has come to a place of groundedness

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

Finding Joy During the Holidays After Loss When Everything Feels Awful: A message of hope.

My mother died in the middle of the night on January 1, four days before I turned sixteen. I don’t remember much about Christmas the couple weeks before she died, just that we spent a lot of that season in the ICU of the hospital where my mother had birthed my brother and I. For…