Reflections on Mother's Day

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

October 17, 2019

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

November 6, 2022

Cara talks about how she came to see how people with intellectual disabilities need to be supported in grief

Caileigh – Through play children learn so much about their grief

February 23, 2023

Caileigh discussed how children learn so much about their grief through play. There’s less confusion, there’s less anxiety, there’s more awareness. For the child and the parent, there is more acceptance of grief.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

December 10, 2018

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Janice – “Practical tools”

December 10, 2018

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

Maureen – “Grief can change the landscape of your relationships”

October 17, 2019

Maureen discusses how relationships can be challenged by grief.

Carrie – Validation

June 21, 2021

Carrie talks about validation and feeling that someone is full responsive and fully present to you and what is going on in your grief… feeling “felt”

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

July 6, 2020

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

March 14, 2022

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

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…

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

March 14, 2022

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life