Death of A Loved One

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost

John – Empower yourself

John shares his thoughts about how to support someone in grief and his processes

Russell – “Is this your only child?”

Russell talks about the loss of his second son and only having one child. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

Betsy talks about support and what really helps when one is in grief

Adrianna – My Story

Adrianna talks about the journey she has been on since her brother’s suicide

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic

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

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

Grief & Ice Cream

When my wife of 18 years died in 2016, I became a single father missing the love of my life, and also had to learn how to raise two girls (13-17 at the time) on my own. I remember a conversation I had with my mother-in-law and oldest daughter that began as reminiscing over a person who became a lost love to all of us. We all talked about different aspects of my wife but shortly, it transformed into a “who meant more to her” fest.

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

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