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Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Cale – Advice for writing music about grief

Cale discussses the relationship between your art and how you feel

Kristal – Activism To Ease Anger and Grief

Kristal discusses using activism to help ease or channel her anger from the loss of those in her community to drug poisoning. She talks about her grief being very quiet and inward before, but that taking action helps her to move through it. She discusses how there may not be peace from these losses, but the goal should rather be feeling safe in the emotions.

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

Madelyn talks about how it’s ok to not be ok.

Krista – “Range of emotions”

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Krista – “Changes”

Krista discussed what has changed since her son’s overdose. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Donna B – “Support from the military”

Donna explains how great the military support has been. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.