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Antoinetta – Myth that tragedy brings family together

Antoinetta discusses the challenges that her family faced after the death of her father

Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Sam – Men in grief

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about men and grief

Keith – “We need one another”

Keith talks about the importance of story, understanding our journey and how we are connected.

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.

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

Katie – Journaling

Katie talks about grief triggers and mental health triggers

Susan – “Grieving while dying”

Susan discusses grieving in the process of dying.

Krista – “My way of helping others”

Krista talks about reducing the stigma. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Rev. Sky – “It’s OK to cry”

Rev. Sky talks about loss due to gun violence, that it’s OK to cry and finding an outlet.

Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2

Karyn and Aidan – Aidan tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Bryan – Trauma

Bryan discusses trauma anxiety, support and the loss of his father to gun violence