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Mary – Taking songwriting classes

Mary explains two reasons why people take songwriting classes

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Jane – Grief and meditation

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.

Shannon – Enough

Shannon talks about us all doing the very best we can from the perspectives of a licensed clinical counselor and losing her husband to suicide.

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Murray – Be patient

Murray explains the most important thing he has learned about grief

Krista – “Being uncomfortable”

Krista talks about taking risks. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Donna B – “Grief Dreams”

Donna discusses dreams and reality. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

John Martin – First You Must Realize What Has Happened

John talks about realizing the reality of grief