Supporting Others

Amanda – “Listening”

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

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Maureen – “Peer vs professional support”

Maureen talks about getting help and what is right for you.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Donna – “Helping a grieving friend”

Donna shares some practical ways to help someone in grief.

Sarah K – Talking to my kids

Sarah discusses the challenges of discussing her kids about their Dad;s death to heroin and helping them on their journey through grief

Shannon – Enough

Shannon talks about us all doing the very best we can from the perspectives of a licensed clinical counselor and losing her husband to suicide.

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

When my three brothers and I were growing up and the proverbial hit the fan, Mum would often say, in a bid to keep her brood calm, ‘Well, at least we are all still here.’ She reminded me of this affectionate saying only very recently. I can still recall how I felt as a child…

Tips for Grieving During the Holidays

The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, especially when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. Whether it’s the first holiday season without someone, the holidays mark a time where someone you love died, or it’s just hard to be around celebration when you’re not feeling celebratory, December can feel heavy.

These are a few tips for grieving during the holidays.

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.

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief