Death of A Loved One

Doug M – “Recovery from Grief”

Doug discusses how you learn that there are opportunities in the rest of your life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Betsy – Anticipation

Betsy discusses the anticipation of her adopted son dying of cancer and now or her aging parents

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

Betsy talks about support and what really helps when one is in grief

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

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.

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

What Does Grief Support Look Like?

When we experience significant, on-going symptoms of grief that interfere with our adjustment to the reality of our loss, it can be time to seek professional help. It can be difficult to know where to find help and what grief support options are available.

John – Empower yourself

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

Bryan – Helping Others

Bryan explains how his experience with grief has helped him help others and why it’s so important for him.

Jane – Struggling to process layers of grief

Jane talks about her experience navigating multiple losses in a short time and the impact the pandemic has had on that by adding even more multi-facitated layers of grief

Matt – Grief changes

Matt explains how he deals with his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.