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Laura- Loss to Covid & Disconnection

Betsy – Mother’s day

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

John – Dating again

John talks about being asked by his daughters if he would ever date again

Kate – Advice to my younger self

Kate explains things being authentic and honest to herself has been very valuable

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Claudia – Art in community versus art therapy

Claudia explains how art therapists are trained and how what they do is different that doing art in community

Craig – Supporting Someone in Grief

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Craig discusses his personal experience with grief and how he felt when people didn’t reach out to him during a difficult time. He offers advice on how to best support someone who is grieving, emphasizing the importance of simply showing up and letting them know that you care.

Rev. Sky – “Sharing”

Rev. Sky explains how sharing helps you heal.

Kara – “Going on alone”

Kara talks about how you change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Doug M – “Coming to Terms with Sibling Death”

Doug talks about the loss of his brother when he was young and how it effected his fear of loss and separation of his own children. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Kate – Things I do that help

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

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.