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Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

Adam – Advice

Adam shares his advice about losing and remembering a loved one

Scott – The grieving process

Scott talks about how his song ‘The Good Man James” was about his father, their relationship and how it helped him process their relationship. Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

Donna B – “Brotherhood of Military”

Donna talks about support from the extended family of the military. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Jim – Grief and policing

Jim – ” I believe that policing is a profession that is constantly filled with loss. Whether it is losing a partner, a friend, or a loved one, police officers are always dealing with the pain of loss. I also talk about my own personal experience with grief, and how I have learned to cope with it. I hope that this video will help other police officers who are struggling with grief.”

Christian – My process in grieving

Christian explains his grieving process and how it’s important to let people in, the power of community, and having a team that makes him feel loved and cared for

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Jenn – Your art completely belongs to you

Jenn explains the wonderful thing about art is that piece belongs completely to you and you have the power to do whatever you wish with it . She makes some suggestions as to what you may want to do.

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool