You Can't Always Get What You Want

Sunny- The Importance of Friends While Grieving

February 23, 2022

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

April 16, 2021

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

Donna B – “Anxiety Attacks”

September 24, 2019

Donna shares her experiences with anxiety and how she deals with it. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Russell – “Need to talk”

December 16, 2018

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

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

February 21, 2022

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

Kara – “LIfe Partner”

December 16, 2018

Kara talks about her partner dying.

Mourning a Man I Never Knew

June 15, 2023

This spring, I turned fifty-four. I have now outlived the father I never knew: my biological father. It’s been almost twenty-three years since we spoke; eighteen years since I learned of his death. I’m still dealing with the strange grief of his loss.

Keeping Records

November 17, 2023

I pulled the photos out of their envelope one at a time, turning over each one to carefully record the date, place, and people in the photo. Sometimes, I included comments. “Apple picking in Hamilton with Pop Pop, Fall, 2023. You loved the wagon ride!”. I slipped each picture into an empty pocket in my son’s photo album.

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.

Zoreena – Ask for help

March 31, 2022

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped