Death of A Loved One

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.

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Joyce- Learning to live with grief

April 23, 2023

Joyce shares a story of support from a friend and how she managed in her early grief

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Jessica M – Finding Hope

June 13, 2023

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

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Karyn and Aidan – Our story

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

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Jane – Grief and yoga

March 30, 2022

Jane shares about the impact yoga, and moving her body in general, on her mental health while she processes grief.

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

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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Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

June 13, 2023

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

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Hope – Different lenses

January 26, 2023

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

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Bryan – My Story

October 30, 2021

Bryan talks about his father being a lawyer and being shot and killed by an apposing lawyer. He talks about his mother and brother and how they have coped

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Jane – Sitting in our feelings

March 30, 2022

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane shares how she has learned to be more present in her feelings while grieving during the pandemic.

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

Kim – You can get through this

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

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Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

December 16, 2018

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

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