Death of A Loved One

Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Bryan – Trauma

Bryan discusses trauma anxiety, support and the loss of his father to gun violence

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

Mary explains the challenges of dealing with the death of her partner and then her parents

Donna B – “Support from the military”

Donna explains how great the military support has been. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Krista – “My wish”

Krista discusses why she thinks helping others is important. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

What Can Help with Early Traumatic Grief?

When your child dies you are thrown into a nightmare. None of this is expected to be easy.
Even after several months, it still isn’t. There have been some things that have helped us during
our grief. Maybe they will help you, too.

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Craig – Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Craig how he overcame a series of challenges, including the loss of his marriage, his job, and his home. He talks about how he found the strength to keep going and how he learned to be more resilient.

Kara – “Going on alone”

Kara talks about how you change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

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…

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse