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Cheryl and Mike – “Getting through it”

Cheryl and Mike talk about self care and relationships as they move forward. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Nicole – Pandemic Leads to Increase in Drug Poisoning

Nicole discusses the increase in drug poisonings during the pandemic due to a number of factors.

Jackie – Warming up to do art

Jackie explains how warming up is a way into expressive arts

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 – “Strength”

Krista talks about how she sees strength and sucking it up. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Russell – “Relationship”

Russell discusses how loss affects relationships. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Janice – “Go into feelings”

Janice explains how important it is to pay attention to your feelings.

Maureen – “Milestones and anniversaries”

Maureen talks about loss and what happens over time.

Kate – Trust and listening

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

Susan – “The process is interesting”

Susan talks about her role in the process of dying.