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Kristal – Grieving the Whole Person

Kristal discusses the importance of recognizing and grieving the entire person who was lost – not just who they were before they had been using drugs.

Kara – “Just give it time”

Kara discusses time and how grief changes. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Sara – Music and celebration of life

Sara explains how music can play an importand and significant role in celebrations of life.

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child

Doug M – “Helping Children Cope with Sibling Death”

Doug talks about shock and the importance of making sure children get help. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Janice – “Own our feelings”

Janice discusses the goals of emotional work and arriving at a peaceful place.

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.

Susan – “How love changes”

Susan discusses the concept of how love changes and the role of the dying spouse.

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Maureen – “Grief can change the landscape of your relationships”

Maureen discusses how relationships can be challenged by grief.