Collective Grief

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

July 16, 2020

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Janice – “Feelings”

December 10, 2018

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Rev. Sky – “Weepies”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about weepies, that they are OK and how to deal with them.

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

August 26, 2022

Jacqueline explains how art can be like journal entries that you would keep private

Corrie – Getting comfortable with discomfort

July 16, 2020

Corrie talks about being comfortable and uncomfortable with grief

Janice – “Photographs”

December 10, 2018

Janice explains how photographs can be a doorway to help move forward.

Maureen – “Our first miscarriage”

October 17, 2019

Maureen shares insights about her miscarriages.

Craig – Grieving as a Single Parent

August 2, 2023

In this video, Craig talks about the challenges of grieving as a single parent. He shares his own experiences and offers advice on how to cope with grief, talk to your kids about what’s happening, and ask for help from others.This video is for any single parent who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is also for anyone who knows a single parent who is grieving and wants to offer support.

Thoughts on International Overdose Awareness Day 2023

August 30, 2023

We lead multifaceted lives, and the deaths of those we love who have died by drug poisoning contain multitudes. The death of a loved one can bring intense grief, shock, anger, shame, or guilt. People who use drugs, and those who love them that they leave behind, face stigma in North America’s dominant, settler culture.

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…