Death of a Parent

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Death of a Parent - Related Videos

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

February 22, 2023

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

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Keith – “My story”

December 10, 2018

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

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Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

March 23, 2023

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

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Collective Grief

May 22, 2022

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

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Keith – “Grief at any age”

December 10, 2018

Keith discusses grief and age.

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Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

March 23, 2023

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Death of a Child / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Perinatal / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan discuss the COVID restrictions on visitations and how they managed

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Describing grief during the pandemic

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how their grief has changed and the challenges they have faced grieving during a pandemic

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Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

December 16, 2018

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Death of a Child / Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Video

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and siblings

January 26, 2023

Hope shares how much her Mom had to do after her father died and how they worked out their relationship

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