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Kate – Trust and listening

March 11, 2023

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Sibling / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Griever / Supporting Others / Video

Caileigh – Wanting to fix a grieving child

February 23, 2023

Caileigh gives advice about the desire to fix, especially to parents who are grieving themselves as well as supporting children who are grieving.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / I Am A Professional / Supporting Others / Video

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

November 6, 2022

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Kristal – Story of Lived Experience

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses experiencing homelessness at multiple stages of her life and how that informs her work as a peer support worker. It gives her an understanding of the nuance that surrounds the community. She uses this experience to support people who are experiencing grief related to death from drug poisoning.

Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Professional / My Story Video / Video

Krista – “Mental illness and self medicating”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about mental health and self medicating. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video

Mary S – My story

March 1, 2021

Mary discusses the end stages of her husband of 40 years gireiving him and grieving who she was when with him

Death of a Partner / Video

Donna B – “When the death is public”

September 24, 2019

Donna discusses healing and a public death. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death During Service / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Susan – “Legacy”

December 16, 2018

Susan explains her thoughts on three levels of legacy… material, spiritual and the dying story.

Living with Dying / Video

Susan – “The process is interesting”

December 16, 2018

Susan talks about her role in the process of dying.

Living with Dying / Video

Donna B – “Grief Dreams”

September 24, 2019

Donna discusses dreams and reality. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Susan – “My story”

December 16, 2018

Susan talks about her story and her decision to stop chemotherapy.

Living with Dying / My Story Video / Video

John Martin – The Trauma of Loss and Grief

March 13, 2022

John discusses trauma and grief

Grief and Trauma / Supporting Others / Video