Death of A Loved One

Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

December 16, 2018

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

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

Krista – “The way I dealt with shame”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about confronting shame head on. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

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

Amber – Keeping Dad’s memory alive

June 8, 2021

Amber tells how she set up a Dad adventure day to keep the memory of her father alive for her kids and husband

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

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

Keeping Records

November 17, 2023

I pulled the photos out of their envelope one at a time, turning over each one to carefully record the date, place, and people in the photo. Sometimes, I included comments. “Apple picking in Hamilton with Pop Pop, Fall, 2023. You loved the wagon ride!”. I slipped each picture into an empty pocket in my son’s photo album.

Blog Post / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever

Bryan – The Three Fs

October 30, 2021

Bryan talks about the three cornerstones that he lives by …three f’s and how they support him in living a hopeful and positive life

Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Video

Donna B – “Offering Support”

September 24, 2019

Donna explains how talking/listening is a help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death During Service / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Supporting Others / 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 – “Strength”

November 11, 2019

Krista talks about how she sees strength and sucking it up. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Matt – Adoption and grief

July 16, 2020

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

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