Death of a Parent
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Death of a Parent - Related Videos
Matt – Grief changes
Matt explains how he deals with his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.
Matt – Music helped my grief
Matt discusses how creativity and music help his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.
Craig – There is No Right Way to Grieve
Craig talks about his experience with grief and how there is no right or wrong way to grieve. He shares his thoughts on how to allow yourself to do what you need to do to heal, even if it doesn’t seem like “self-care.” This video is a reminder that everyone grieves differently and that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to healing.
Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”
Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.
Craig – How men process grief
Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.
Lyss – Holding Space
Lyss discusses holding space, feeling the feelings and the things her Mom missed by dying at 47.
Karyn and Aidan – Support.
Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped
Zoreena – Burnout and counseling
Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID
Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”
Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.