Death of A Loved One

Kim – Some cry some don’t

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Shannon – Hope for Healing

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

Ellen talks about her grief and the loss of her grandmother.

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad

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 – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Betsy – Mother’s day

Betsy shares her challenges around mother’s day when her adopted son died

Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

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.

Donna B – “Offering Support”

Donna explains how talking/listening is a help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Hope – Waves of grief

Hope talks about the loss of her father and how grief comes in waves and how a therapist helped her understand that she had pushed her emotions down

Krista – “It’s ok to be uncomfortable”

Krista discusses ways to move forward.