Supporting Others

John Martin – Coping with grief part 3

John gives some pointers as to how to support someone in grief

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

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Antoinetta – Things that help when struggling

Antoinetta talks about the first time she learned that it was ok that she was grieving and how to unpack all her feelings

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

John Martin – Understanding Grief part 2

John talks about permission to grieve

Matt – Telling my young son

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

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.

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.