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Brenda and Dale – “Their Story”

Brenda and Dale tell the story of their son’s suicide. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

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

Teresa – Understanding people with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa shares an example and discusses the importance of truly understanding people with intellectual disabilities when they are telling us their stories

Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

Cara talks about how she came to see how people with intellectual disabilities need to be supported in grief

Krista – “It’s ok to be uncomfortable”

Krista discusses ways to move forward.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Maureen – “Anger”

Maureen talks about the power of anger and how to deal with it.

Krista – “It does get easier”

Krista talks about time and acceptance. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.