Death of A Loved One

Lyss – Responsibilities

Lyss talks about her mother’s death, being the eldest and how it has effected the way she feels about responsibilities

Learning from Grief

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.

Donna B – “A Mother salutes her son”

Donna tells her story of joining the army after her son was already a soldier. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Adam – Story 1

Adam shares about losing his Mom and the many wonderful things he remembers

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief

John – My Story

John tells the story of his wife became ill suddenly and died

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

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

Antoinetta – Things that help when struggling

Antoinetta talks about the first time she learned that it was ok that she was grieving and how to unpack all her feelings

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

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