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Death of a Parent - Related Videos

Clare – “Talking About Grief”

December 16, 2018

Clare talks about her experiences with grief. Clare continues to grieve the death of her father.

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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

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

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

March 31, 2022

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

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

Hope – Waves of grief

January 26, 2023

Hope talks about the loss of her father and how grief comes in waves and how a therapist helped her understand that she had pushed her emotions down

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Jackie – Finger painting and grief

March 6, 2022

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

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Mourning a Man I Never Knew

June 15, 2023

This spring, I turned fifty-four. I have now outlived the father I never knew: my biological father. It’s been almost twenty-three years since we spoke; eighteen years since I learned of his death. I’m still dealing with the strange grief of his loss.

Blog Post / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

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

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

January 26, 2023

Hope discusses hope grief camp gave her and her family a place to feel normal

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Weaving the Tapestry of Love

June 12, 2025

Learning to become a better person is a wonderful consequence of being in a loving relationship with someone; you’re present in ways that help them grow into their best self. It’s an organic process you flow with on a journey we map out with intention, though in reality, it remains unknowable. That is why a…

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / I Am A Griever

Lyss – Depression, Anxiety, and Self Harm

March 23, 2023

Depression, anxiety, self harm, theapy, support, mental health, suicide

Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Suicide / Supporting Others / Video