Death of A Loved One

Krista – “Range of emotions”

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

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

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…

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the 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.

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt

Holly – Befriending our mortality workshops

Holly explains how creating can be helpful with grief and how we don’t talk about death

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

Krista – “Opioids and Mental Illness”

Krista talks about opioids and mental health. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.