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Shannon – Hope for Healing

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Jim – Police culture and grief

Jim talks about how grief is a natural part of life, but it can be especially difficult to deal with when you’re in the police culture. There’s a lot of pressure to bottle up your emotions and not show weakness, but that’s not healthy. It’s important to find healthy ways to cope with your grief, whether it’s talking to a therapist, joining a support group, or simply spending time with loved ones. You’re not alone, and there are people who care about you and want to help.

Donna B – “When the death is public”

Donna discusses healing and a public death. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

Justin – Expression and grief

Justin talks about what his grief is like and hope

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Susan – “Legacy”

Susan explains her thoughts on three levels of legacy… material, spiritual and the dying story.

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Maureen – Holiday Traditions

Maureen talks about anticipating a holiday and considering honouring a loved one

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.