Supporting Others

Karyn and Aidan – Support from others

Karyn and Aidan discuss how family, friends, and people they didn’t know in the community supported them.Talking, meals, dog walking are among the things that made a huge difference.

Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

Donna B – “Offering Support”

Donna explains how talking/listening is a help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

What Can Help with Early Traumatic Grief?

When your child dies you are thrown into a nightmare. None of this is expected to be easy.
Even after several months, it still isn’t. There have been some things that have helped us during
our grief. Maybe they will help you, too.

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

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

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

When Death Comes Suddenly

When someone dies suddenly we often struggle with grief that is raw, unpredictable and powerful.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

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

Laura- Loss to Suicide