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Holly – The symbolic nature of death

March 7, 2021

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Death of a Partner / Video

Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / Video

Sam – Mental health tools and resources

September 9, 2020

Sam discusses talking care of his mental health and group therapy after losing his father, uncle and cousin

Death of a Parent / Video

Jessica M – My Story

June 13, 2023

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Grandparent / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / My Story Video / Video

Brenda and Dale – “Seeking Help”

December 17, 2018

Brenda and Dale discuss how seeing a counsellor helped them. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Zoreena – Ask for help

March 31, 2022

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Antoinetta – Things that help when struggling

January 26, 2023

Antoinetta talks about the first time she learned that it was ok that she was grieving and how to unpack all her feelings

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Sam – My story

September 9, 2020

Sam tells his story and losing his father, uncle and cousin in a short period of time

Death of a Parent / Video

Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

March 6, 2022

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support

Art / Video

Bryan – Mom

October 30, 2021

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered

Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Video

Kristal – Drug Poisoning During Pandemic Stigma

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses how the pandemic has created additional stigma surrounding those who use drugs. She dissuses how it seems like some losses are treated as more deserving of being mourned than others. Many people have had to grieve privately instead of publically within a community. She touches on the state of the public health system during the pandemic.

Collective/Community Grief / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Professional / Video

Jane – Remembering loved ones

March 30, 2022

Jane talks about some ways she remembers her grandparents since her passing and the comfort that brings her as she grieves for them.

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Grandparent / Death of A Loved One / Video