Death of A Loved One

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Jessica M – Continuing Bonds

Jessica talks about the values of continuing bonds and connections with people who are not here anymore. She gives some examples of things that have made her more connected to her Mom.

Shannon – Guilt vs Shame

Shannon talks about guilt can be a part of the grieving process but shame has to do with “is there something wrong with me”

Cheryl and Mike – “Trying to figure it out”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the things they did to help them understand the death of their daughter in a car accident.

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

When Death Feels like a Thief

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Matt – Grief changes

Matt explains how he deals with his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Krista – “It’s not your fault”

Krista discusses how people blame themselves. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.