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Adam – Story 1

Adam shares about losing his Mom and the many wonderful things he remembers

Mary – What I would say to my younger self

Mary talks about what she has learned about grief

Cale – Celebrate the life

Cale talks about sacred fire, grief and celebrating the life

John Martin – The Trauma of Loss and Grief

John discusses trauma and grief

Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support

Rev. Sky – “Emotions”

Rev. Sky talks about the emotions that come along with loss and outlets that can help.

Lyss – Music

Lyss remembers playing music for her mother as she was dying and how music has helped with feelings

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

Hope discusses hope grief camp gave her and her family a place to feel normal

Jeff – “Change”

Jeff reflects on the ebb and flow of grief during the healing process. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Bryan – Mom

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

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.