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Kara – “As time passes it gets easier”

Kara explains how her grief changes through time. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Matt – Wisdom to pass on

Matt offers advice to his younger self about grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Janice – “Grieving as long as you need to grieve”

Janice talks about her personal grief experiences and understanding the need for grieving as long as you need to.

Amber – Grieving at the age of 17

Amber disucss what it’s like to be a teen when a parent dies

Matt – Adoption and grief

Matt talks about how adoption and grief have similarities. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during pandemic

John – Empower yourself

John shares his thoughts about how to support someone in grief and his processes

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.

Mary S – The value of writing

Mary talks about how much writing has helped inlcuding writing what her partner would have said

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

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

Doug M – “It’s Ok to have a new life”

Doug tells how he has had mixed emotions but that ultimately it’s OK to have a new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Murray – Giving space for grief in song writing class

Murray talks about song writing, death and making space