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Betsy – Mother’s day

Betsy shares her challenges around mother’s day when her adopted son died

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Angie – Cumulative grief, cumulative trauma

Angie discusses the challenges of policing and how trauma and grief can accumulate

Karyn and Cathy – “Suicide”

Karyn and Cathy discuss how the stigma of suicide impacted the lack of acknowledgement of their grief and loss. Karyn and Cathy continues to grieve the death of their father by suicide.

Janice – “Practical tools”

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

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.

Donna B – “Tools for a year of firsts”

Donna discusses how to look after yourself. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Kate – COVID and grieving with my parents

Kate shares about how COVID was stress on top of dealing with the loss of her brother

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Maureen – “Grief can change the landscape of your relationships”

Maureen discusses how relationships can be challenged by grief.

Mary S – My story (long)

Mary tells the story of her life with her husband, his death and then the loss of both of her parents

Maureen – “Anger”

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