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Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Christian – “Remembering together in a meaningful way”

Christian discusses the power of memories.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Krista – “Exercise to get it out”

Krista tells how she releases stress through kickboxing. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Krista – “They are not trying to kill themselves”

Krista explains they are not trying to kill themselves. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Matt – Grief changes

Matt explains how he deals with his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Kate – Miracle baby

Kate shares about her brothers daughter being born after he had died

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

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

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

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

Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others

Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.

Kristal – Drug Poisoning During Pandemic Stigma

Kristal discusses how the pandemic has created additional stigma surrounding those who use drugs. She dissuses how it seems like some losses are treated as more deserving of being mourned than others. Many people have had to grieve privately instead of publically within a community. She touches on the state of the public health system during the pandemic.