I Am A Griever

Jim – Triggers

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Jim discusses triggers, how to recognize them and develop coping mechanisms to help deal with the strong emotions that they can cause

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

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

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Adam – Things that are OK to do

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

Jim – Grief and policing

Jim – ” I believe that policing is a profession that is constantly filled with loss. Whether it is losing a partner, a friend, or a loved one, police officers are always dealing with the pain of loss. I also talk about my own personal experience with grief, and how I have learned to cope with it. I hope that this video will help other police officers who are struggling with grief.”

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

Scott – Writing music

Scott talks about the cathartic nature of writing music stories

Adam – Story 1

Adam shares about losing his Mom and the many wonderful things he remembers

What Can Help with Early Traumatic Grief?

When your child dies you are thrown into a nightmare. None of this is expected to be easy.
Even after several months, it still isn’t. There have been some things that have helped us during
our grief. Maybe they will help you, too.

Adam – Story 2

Adam discusses his busy life and how he has coped after losing his mother

Lyss – Music

Lyss remembers playing music for her mother as she was dying and how music has helped with feelings