Death of A Loved One

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

The Reflection Room® project: How storytelling supports processing grief

The Reflection Room project is an evidence-based participatory art installation that was developed by researchers at the SE Research Centre and Memorial University in 2016. The project included a research component that evaluated the impact of Reflection Rooms as the project adapted over time to address changing needs.

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Doug – “Two sides of the story”

Doug talks about perspective and forgiveness. Doug continues to grieve the death of his daughter in a car accident.

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Donna B – “Offering Support”

Donna explains how talking/listening is a help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

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.

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Sam – Men in grief

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about men and grief