Death of A Loved One

Keith – “My story”

December 10, 2018

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

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Matt – Crying

July 16, 2020

Matt talks about men and crying. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

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Krista – “It’s not your fault”

December 4, 2019

Krista discusses how people blame themselves. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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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.

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Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

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Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

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Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

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Donna B – “Grief Dreams”

September 24, 2019

Donna discusses dreams and reality. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

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

Logan – Advice

February 11, 2021

Logan discusses how its good tp let out your emotions

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Amber -Grieving as a teenager

June 8, 2021

Amber discusses the challenges of going through grief as a teen

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Doug – “Effects on family”

December 16, 2018

Doug talks about how they have adjusted and do some things differently now. Doug continues to grieve the death of bis daughter in a car accident.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video