Supporting Others

Krista – “Just be there”

Krista explains how being a listening ear can be so helpful. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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.

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

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

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids

Amanda – “Listening”

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

Nicole – Power of Speaking About Lost Ones

Nicole discusses the importance of sharing memories of those lost to drug poisoning and speaking their names.

John Martin – First You Must Realize What Has Happened

John talks about realizing the reality of grief

John Martin – Grief – Don’t Ignore Your Losses. Loss needs to be acknowledged.

John explains why it is important to acknowledge grief

John – What I have learned

John explains how he has changed since his wife died and now looking back what he would say to his self right after his loss

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Chantal – Giving space

Chantal discusses how it is good and honouring to the one you’ve lost to give space and feel everything