Rosie Koostachin- "We Matter Campaign"

Valmy – It’s ok to feel how you are feeling

February 27, 2021

Valmy discusses feelings and how she copes

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

June 13, 2023

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

Cheryl and Mike – “Getting help”

December 16, 2018

Mike and Cheryl talk about their surviving daughter and getting help. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Teresa – The journey in supporting people with intellectual disabilities and grief

October 1, 2022

Teresa talks about the importance of the philosophical change in helping people with intellectual disabilities die with dignity, how we can focus on what they need and the individual experiences

Jenn – Art can give voice

January 24, 2022

Jenn talks about the barriers that may prevent someone from including art as part of their grief or emotional process including judgment of your art skills and more.

Kristal – Poetry, Comedy, & Art for Grieving

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses using poetry and other forms of creative expression as a distraction from her grief and to disassociate in a safe and productive way. She discusses grief being love with nowhere to go, so she puts it into art.

Mary S – Grief is not the enemy

March 1, 2021

Mary talks about embracing grief is love

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

January 26, 2023

Betsy talks about support and what really helps when one is in grief

Jeff – “Change”

December 16, 2018

Jeff reflects on the ebb and flow of grief during the healing process. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

John Martin – Recognize What Your Loss Means For You Now And In The Future

March 13, 2022

John discusses what comes next after initial shock