Death of a Parent

Death of a Parent Playlists

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Death of a Parent - Related Videos

Bryan – Empathy for others

Bryan talks about how losing his father to gun violence was difficult and how taking things day by day helped him get through many difficult times. Now he wants to help children who are going through something similar to what he did. Things will get better and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

Antoinetta – Things that help when struggling

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

Kim – You can get through this

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Zoreena – Tribute

Zoreena talks about tributes, family, pulling together and not being able to have a funeral