I Am A Griever

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief

Nicole – Grieving as a community

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

Betsy – Mother’s day

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

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

Joyce – Mothers supporting mothers in grief

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

Practicing Self Compassion while Grieving

Grief is messy, confusing, enormously painful, and never seems to follow a linear path. This is when we need to take care of ourselves deeply, and yet, why is it that this is also when we beat ourselves up the most? We are good at being compassionate toward others when they are grieving — something…

Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

Children’s Grief and Loss Toolkit (ages 6-12) [FREE Downloadable PDF]

Grief is a natural experience, and is considered one of the most stressful life events a person can experience. 1 in 14 children under the age of 18 will experience the death of someone close to them. Every year, approximately 200 000 children are grieving the death of someone in their extended family or community.…

John – Foggy Brain

John discusses how difficult it is to concentrate after loss

Angie – My Story

Angie shares her story of being a police officer for 31 years , mental health and grief

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