Supporting Others

John – Support over time

John discusses how support changes over time

Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

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

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

Joyce shares a story of support from a friend and how she managed in her early grief

Amanda – “Listening”

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

Chantal – Giving space

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

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

Joyce talks about the positive experiences she has in helping other people in grief

Grief & Ice Cream

When my wife of 18 years died in 2016, I became a single father missing the love of my life, and also had to learn how to raise two girls (13-17 at the time) on my own. I remember a conversation I had with my mother-in-law and oldest daughter that began as reminiscing over a person who became a lost love to all of us. We all talked about different aspects of my wife but shortly, it transformed into a “who meant more to her” fest.

Andrea – Loneliness and support

Andrea talks about how tough it is to be alone and how her friends and family have come through for her

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Shannon – Blessings and sadness

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Keith – “How can you help”

Keith explains that by imagining being in someone’s position can show you practical ways of helping them.