Death of A Loved One

Mary S – Dogs

March 1, 2021

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Cheryl and Mike – “Time”

December 16, 2018

Cheryl and Mike talk about time and their journeys. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Death of a Child / Featured Videos / Video

Matt – Telling my young son

August 20, 2020

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

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others

Krista – “Being uncomfortable”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about taking risks. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video

Doug – “Birthdays”

December 16, 2018

Doug discusses time, pity and sharing with others. Doug continues to grieve the death of bis daughter in a car accident.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Jane – Loneliness while processing grief

March 30, 2022

Jane talks about grieving without her extended family because of the pandemic and how that’s impacted things like scattering ashes and having celebrations of life.

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Grandparent / Death of A Loved One / Video

Amber – Keeping Dad’s memory alive

June 8, 2021

Amber tells how she set up a Dad adventure day to keep the memory of her father alive for her kids and husband

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Matt – Wisdom to pass on

July 16, 2020

Matt offers advice to his younger self about grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Video

Doug M – “Helping Children Cope with Sibling Death”

September 19, 2019

Doug talks about shock and the importance of making sure children get help. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Sibling / Video

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

June 20, 2022

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Video

Hope – Benefits of play in helping kids work through grief

January 26, 2023

Hope discusses how recreation and play can help kids understand deal with their loss.

Death of a Parent / Video

Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Perinatal