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Maureen – Funeral during the pandemic

Maureen talks about funeral arrangements during a pandemic

Cale – Grief/music and his community

Cale discusses musicallity, community and grief.

Susan – “Looking for answers”

Susan talks about the concept of a good death.

Clare – “Talking About Grief”

Clare talks about her experiences with grief. Clare continues to grieve the death of her father.

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

Jen discusses the ups and downs of the 1st year.

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Kristal – Poetry, Comedy, & Art for Grieving

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.

Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child