Death of A Loved One

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

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

Jane – What processing grief during the pandemic may look like

Jane talks about how the pandemic has postponed a lot of “firsts” without her grandparents that have impacted her experience of moving through grief.

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole discusses the ways the pandemic has affected the way people grieve as a community.

When Death Feels like a Thief

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

Bryan – This Is Why

Bryan shares about his new website “This is why”a creative form, for blog stories for grievers to express themselves and for readers to connect

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

Hope talks about her fathers death, burdens and the importance of sharing emotions

Antoinetta – Myth that tragedy brings family together

Antoinetta discusses the challenges that her family faced after the death of her father

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence

Amber – Talking about death

Amber explains why it’s so important to talk about grief and her kids

Kim – Facebook and connecting

Kim – discussses our need to connect and how Facebook was useful after her Mum’s death