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Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Corrie – Pandemic of grief

Corrie discusses how much grief there is

Kristal – Professional Experience and Work

Kristal discusses being a peer support woker, working on a one on one level with community members to help them with their goals related to substance abuse. She supports those in the community dealing with loss and grief. She speaks to everyone’s experience with loss and grief being very individual.

Susan – “Crying”

Susan talks about crying, grieving and dying.

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Katie – Reminders in nature

Katie talks about crying privately and how nature can help. Cardinals remind her of her father

Rev. Sky – “It gets easier”

Rev. Sky talks about time and allowing emotion.

John Martin – Understanding Grief part 2

John talks about permission to grieve

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Katie – Triggers

Katie talks about grief triggers and mental health triggers