I Am A Griever

Community Grief Toolkit [Downloadable!]

This toolkit also reflects on how we support grief in the community. The tools to come together and honour our collective experiences and how to build the resources for further support.

Things That Helped When My Dog Was Dying

I lived with a dog named Althea, who belonged to my roommate, during my undergrad. Every year, my partner, our roommate, and I would go to a summer solstice festival. The year Althea was pregnant, my roommate brought her to the festival. The first night there, he retired to his tent to nap in preparation…

John – Support over time

John discusses how support changes over time

Kate – My art and my brother

Kate talks about being an artist and expression through art can remind her of her brothers encouragement

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

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

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Kate – Getting support

Kate talks about how difficult it is to ask for support

John – Foggy Brain

John discusses how difficult it is to concentrate after loss

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Jessica M – My Story

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

John – Empower yourself

John shares his thoughts about how to support someone in grief and his processes