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Matt – Grief changes

Matt explains how he deals with his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Madelyn – My story

Madelyn tells her story and how she became a music therapist working in palliative care

Justin – My story with music and grief

Justin how he came to find music as grief therapy and how it helps him express his grief

Maureen – Isolated in a nursing home

Maureen talks about her father-in-law isolated and palliative during the pandemic

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief

Christian – “Overdose Death”

Christian talks about an overdose death not defining who that person was.

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Holly – Gifts in moments at the end of life

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.Holly talks about singing at the end of life

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

Hope talks about her fathers death, burdens and the importance of sharing emotions

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

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.

Maureen – Hospital restrictions during a pandemic

Maureen discusses hospital restrictions while her father-in-law was palliative during the pandemic