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Krista – “The way I dealt with shame”

Krista talks about confronting shame head on. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

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

Doug – “Two sides of the story”

Doug talks about perspective and forgiveness. Doug continues to grieve the death of his daughter in a car accident.

Susan – “Relationships”

Susan explains the shift that happens with yourself and your relationships.

John Martin – First You Must Realize What Has Happened

John talks about realizing the reality of grief

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Safe Spaces and Mental Health Access

Nicole discusses how the pandemic affected access to safe spaces and shelters for those living rough and living with addiction.

Susan – “Frontline caregivers”

Susan talks about how critical and wonderful frontline caregivers are and the importance of connecting with them.

Joyce – Beliefs

Joyce talks about her belief system after her son died

Krista – “Mental illness and self medicating”

Krista talks about mental health and self medicating. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.