Death of A Loved One

Kara “It Changes You”

Kara tells her story and explains how things have changed on her journey. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Grief and Parenting in the Disability Community

In this blog post, Carrie writes about being the parent and primary caregiver to a child with disabilities and grieving the loss of a child dying from their disabilities.

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

Joyce talks about the positive experiences she has in helping other people in grief

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

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…