Death of A Loved One

What Does Grief Support Look Like?

July 20, 2022

When we experience significant, on-going symptoms of grief that interfere with our adjustment to the reality of our loss, it can be time to seek professional help. It can be difficult to know where to find help and what grief support options are available.

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Shawn – “Dad”

December 16, 2018

Shawn describes finding out his father died by suicide and the shock and grief that followed. Shawn continues to grieve the death of his father by suicide

Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Krista – “Strength”

November 11, 2019

Krista talks about how she sees strength and sucking it up. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

March 23, 2023

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

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Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

April 23, 2023

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child

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Doodles

December 27, 2023

On the first anniversary, I invited people who would understand – friends who knew Marshal’s love of art, and his creative spirit. They all came.

I had copied several of Marshal’s doodles of incomplete characters and creatures, with some finished for the kids to color. I eagerly watched to see which doodle or drawing each person chose.

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Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”

December 16, 2018

Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

Death of a Parent / Video

Learning from Grief

December 7, 2022

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

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Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

December 16, 2018

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

Death of a Grandparent / Video

Joyce – My Story

April 23, 2023

Joyce shares her story about the sudden death of her son in an accident and how she has coped by helping others in need

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Kim – Facebook and connecting

March 5, 2022

Kim – discussses our need to connect and how Facebook was useful after her Mum’s death

Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

John – Dating again

February 23, 2023

John talks about being asked by his daughters if he would ever date again

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Partner / I Am A Griever / Video