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

Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

Donna B – “Seeking Help”

Donna talks about the importance of speaking to someone. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Krista – “Opioids and Mental Illness”

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

Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Bryan – Vulnerability

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

Jackie – Finger painting and grief

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

Russell – “Going back to work”

Russell talks about the process of going back to work. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Jessica M – My Story

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

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