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

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

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

Doug – “My Story”

Doug talks about the accident that killed his daughter and his process of grief.

Katie – Reminders in nature

Katie talks about crying privately and how nature can help. Cardinals remind her of her father

Russell – “Need to talk”

Russell talks about both mothers and fathers having needs. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

What I know about grief

The following are some things I know to be true about grief for me, based on my lived experience. Some of them may resonate with you as well. Grief is unique to the people experiencing it in each moment, so please take whatever makes sense to you from this share and leave whatever doesn’t.

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Joyce – Being gentle on yourself

Joyce explains the importance of being gentle on yourself in grief as you face guilt and should haves

Antoinetta – Story

Antoinetta tells her story of grief and her father getting lung cancer

Krista – “It’s not your fault”

Krista discusses how people blame themselves. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.