Weaving the Tapestry of Love

Grief, Breastfeeding, and Care

September 30, 2024

In this essay, I share a bit about my story of grief and breastfeeding. I also share some thoughts about the cultural grief some people are carrying about the lack of support afforded to lactating families whose goal it is to feed their baby from their body. I use some gendered language throughout this essay…

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

March 23, 2023

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

April 23, 2023

Joyce talks about the positive experiences she has in helping other people in grief

Joyce – Your other children

April 23, 2023

Joyce discusses how her daughter dealt helped her as well as dealing with the loss of her brother.

Scott – Lyrics

February 6, 2023

Scott – Talks about how a friend in grief helped with the lyrics of “So far away”.Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

Kate – Things I do that help

March 11, 2023

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Joyce – Walking beside people who are stuggling with addiction

April 23, 2023

Joyce explains why it so important to help people who are struggling with addiction

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

February 23, 2023

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.

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

March 3, 2025

When my three brothers and I were growing up and the proverbial hit the fan, Mum would often say, in a bid to keep her brood calm, ‘Well, at least we are all still here.’ She reminded me of this affectionate saying only very recently. I can still recall how I felt as a child…

Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others

February 23, 2023

Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

February 22, 2023

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.