Death of A Loved One

Bryan – Anticipation

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

John – Dating again

John talks about being asked by his daughters if he would ever date again

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Jean – My Story

Jean talks about isolation and grieving during a pandemic

Matt – Music helped my grief

Matt discusses how creativity and music help his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Cheryl and Mike – “Getting help”

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

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Jane – Grief and meditation

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief

Donna B – “Brotherhood of Military”

Donna talks about support from the extended family of the military. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

The First Fathers’ Day Without Dad

When you lose a person in the generation before you, you begin to think about what they meant to you. When you lose a parent, you think about all they meant, and you hoped you either lived up to the best of yourself, or in some cases where the parenting was not as instructive or kind, you hope you’ve raised yourself beyond difficult circumstances.