Death of A Loved One

Bryan – Helping Others

October 30, 2021

Bryan explains how his experience with grief has helped him help others and why it’s so important for him.

Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Video

Joyce – Your other children

April 23, 2023

Joyce discusses how her daughter dealt helped her as well as dealing with the loss of her brother.

Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Sibling / I Am A Griever / Video

Donna B – “Tools for a year of firsts”

October 1, 2019

Donna discusses how to look after yourself. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

August 3, 2022

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Death of A Loved One / Perinatal / Suicide

Nicole – Using Art and Creativity to Express Grief

March 25, 2023

Nicole discusses the work she does to allow access to creative outlets such as art hives and gardening.

Art / Collective/Community Grief / Death By Overdose / Death of A Loved One / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / I Am A Supporter / Video

Krista – “Being uncomfortable”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about taking risks. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video

Joyce – Mothers supporting mothers in grief

April 23, 2023

Joyce talks about the value of a support network of other mothers who have lost

Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / I Am A Griever / Video

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Video

Kara – “As time passes it gets easier”

December 17, 2018

Kara explains how her grief changes through time. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Death of a Partner / Video

Krista – “The way I dealt with shame”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about confronting shame head on. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

March 26, 2022

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Partner / Video

Cheryl and Mike – “Getting help”

December 16, 2018

Mike and Cheryl talk about their surviving daughter and getting help. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video