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Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Joyce – A favorite memory with music

April 23, 2023

Joyce tells a story about her son supporting her and the power of music

John – Empower yourself

February 23, 2023

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

Karyn and Aidan – Going forward

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about Aidan’s wedding after John died and how they continue to cope

Krista – “Range of emotions”

November 11, 2019

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Jean – Be good to yourself

April 1, 2022

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Helping Others Help You Through Grief

April 13, 2022

Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW When you’ve experienced the death of a loved one, one of the most difficult things you will go through is trying to find out what helps you adjust to the loss. This can be compounded when others around you don’t understand what you’re going through, and don’t know how…

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

April 16, 2021

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief

Karyn and Aidan – Describing grief during the pandemic

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how their grief has changed and the challenges they have faced grieving during a pandemic

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

March 7, 2021

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

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

March 26, 2022

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees