Death of A Loved One

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

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

Sam – Men in grief

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about men and grief

Finding Joy During the Holidays After Loss When Everything Feels Awful: A message of hope.

My mother died in the middle of the night on January 1, four days before I turned sixteen. I don’t remember much about Christmas the couple weeks before she died, just that we spent a lot of that season in the ICU of the hospital where my mother had birthed my brother and I. For…

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Kate – Miracle baby

Kate shares about her brothers daughter being born after he had died

Shannon – Blessings and sadness

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”

Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Holly – Every grief is unique

Holly talks about how grief can make you feel like you have lost your soul but that there is something to learn

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic