Death of a Parent

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Death of a Parent - Related Videos

Jeff – “Talking About Grief”

December 16, 2018

Jeff outlines the story of losing his mother to cancer and the difficulty he experienced when he struggled to acknowledge his grief after her death.

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Holly – Singing in the last days

March 7, 2021

Holly talks about her partner’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the pandemic, their decisions, faith and how singing

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

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

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Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan discuss creating a celebrating of life during the pandemic

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Karyn and Cathy – “Suicide”

July 19, 2020

Karyn and Cathy discuss how the stigma of suicide impacted the lack of acknowledgement of their grief and loss. Karyn and Cathy continues to grieve the death of their father by suicide.

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Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

March 1, 2021

Mary explains the challenges of dealing with the death of her partner and then her parents

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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.

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

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

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

Amber – My Story

June 8, 2021

Amber talks about the traumatic death of her father in an explosion and being 17

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Craig – My Story

August 2, 2023

Craig’s story is one of resilience and triumph. In the span of just 18 months, he lost his marriage, his mom, two dogs, a cat, his job, and his house. But rather than give up, he picked himself up and started over. He went back to school to become a therapist, and now he’s helping others who are struggling to overcome adversity. Craig’s story is a reminder that no matter how bad things seem, there is always hope. With hard work and determination, you can overcome any challenge.

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