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Bryan – Mom

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered

Katie – Intellectual disabilities and grief

Katie discusses how many people don’t realize people with disabilities grieve too.

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole discusses the ways the pandemic has affected the way people grieve as a community.

Jenn – Art can give a break from grieving

Jenn talks about one of the most overlooked benefits of making art during bereavement. It can provide and escape from your grief.

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Caileigh – Through play children learn so much about their grief

Caileigh discussed how children learn so much about their grief through play. There’s less confusion, there’s less anxiety, there’s more awareness. For the child and the parent, there is more acceptance of grief.

Susan – “Not wanting to be a burden”

Susan talks about the fear of dying becoming a burden and selfishness.

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

Rebecca -Absurdity

Rebecca talks about the death of her father and how things can seem real unreal, absurd when in grief

John – My Story

John tells the story of his wife became ill suddenly and died