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Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

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

Holly – Singing in the last days

Holly talks about her partner’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the pandemic, their decisions, faith and how singing

Angie – My Story

Angie shares her story of being a police officer for 31 years , mental health and grief

Sam – My story

Sam tells his story and losing his father, uncle and cousin in a short period of time

Kristal – Story of Lived Experience

Kristal discusses experiencing homelessness at multiple stages of her life and how that informs her work as a peer support worker. It gives her an understanding of the nuance that surrounds the community. She uses this experience to support people who are experiencing grief related to death from drug poisoning.

Donna B – “Grieving Over Time”

Donna about time, how grief changes and moving on. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

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.

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

John – Empower yourself

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

Maureen – “Pregnancy and infant loss”

Maureen explains how pregnancy and infant loss is often misunderstood or underestimated.

Logan – Advice

Logan discusses how its good tp let out your emotions

Sarah K – Grieving in isolation

Sarah discusses isolation, being in grief during the pandemic and the importance of keeping connected