Grief and Trauma

Donna B – “Grief Dreams”

Donna discusses dreams and reality. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Krista – “How a counsellor helps”

Krista explains how a grief counsellor has helped.

Bryan – My Story

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

Bryan – Vulnerability

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

Grief and Parenting in the Disability Community

In this blog post, Carrie writes about being the parent and primary caregiver to a child with disabilities and grieving the loss of a child dying from their disabilities.

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence

Sarah K – Trauma therapy

Sarah explains how she felt broken after her husband’s death to overdose and how grief therapy helped her untangle all the feelings that came from such an unexpected death

Andrew – “Loss of a twin”

Andrew talks about the loss of his twin brother, time in the womb and that there are people out there that can help. Andrew continues to grieve the death of his twin brother by mishap.

Christian – “Overdose Death”

Christian talks about an overdose death not defining who that person was.

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

Shawn talks about his guilt and the loss of his sister.

Rev. Sky – “If you have experienced sudden loss”

Rev. Sky discusses things you can do to help navigate emotions.

Bryan – Helping Others

Bryan explains how his experience with grief has helped him help others and why it’s so important for him.