I Am A Griever

John – My Story

John tells the story of his wife became ill suddenly and died

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.

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

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.

Betsy – Mother’s day

Betsy shares her challenges around mother’s day when her adopted son died

Lyss – Responsibilities

Lyss talks about her mother’s death, being the eldest and how it has effected the way she feels about responsibilities

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

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

Nicole – Power of Speaking About Lost Ones

Nicole discusses the importance of sharing memories of those lost to drug poisoning and speaking their names.

Joyce – Mothers supporting mothers in grief

Joyce talks about the value of a support network of other mothers who have lost

John – What I have learned

John explains how he has changed since his wife died and now looking back what he would say to his self right after his loss

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole discusses the ways the pandemic has affected the way people grieve as a community.