Grief, Breastfeeding, and Care

Jessica’s Reflections as an Adult Grieving Child

November 16, 2023

Parents or trusted adults are people children often turn to for support, but my circle of trusted adults was shrinking. My peers were focused on what to wear on civvies day (a day where we didn’t have to wear a uniform), while I was focused on just surviving.

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

February 23, 2023

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief

Adam – Story 1

December 21, 2022

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

Adam – Things that are OK to do

December 21, 2022

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

Learning from Grief

December 7, 2022

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Kate – Trust and listening

March 11, 2023

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

Joyce – A favorite memory with music

April 23, 2023

Joyce tells a story about her son supporting her and the power of music

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.

Preparing For and Coping with Special Days

December 13, 2024

Special Days can be days we have honoured with our loved ones that many others celebrate or more personal dates and milestones with your loved one. As these days approach, it can be difficult to figure out how to move through a Special Day. Do you do what you’ve always done? What do you do…

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

January 26, 2023

Betsy talks about support and what really helps when one is in grief

Joyce – Being gentle on yourself

April 23, 2023

Joyce explains the importance of being gentle on yourself in grief as you face guilt and should haves