Death of A Loved One

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Krista – “It’s ok to be uncomfortable”

Krista discusses ways to move forward.

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

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.

Jane – Struggling to process layers of grief

Jane talks about her experience navigating multiple losses in a short time and the impact the pandemic has had on that by adding even more multi-facitated layers of grief

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Lyss – Holding Space

Lyss discusses holding space, feeling the feelings and the things her Mom missed by dying at 47.

Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

Ellen talks about her grief and the loss of her grandmother.

Matt – Music helped my grief

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

Doug – “Find a purpose”

Doug talks about hope, purpose and putting things into perspective. Doug continues to grieve the death of bis daughter in a car accident.

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids