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Meet the participants telling their own stories of grief, their experiences and the coping mechanisms that worked for them, along with the professionals sharing their insights into grief and the process of healing.
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Amber – My Story
Amber – My Story
Amber talks about the traumatic death of her father in an explosion and being 17
Brenda and Dale – “Their Story”
Brenda and Dale – “Their Story”
Brenda and Dale tell the story of their son’s suicide. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.
Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2
Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2
Karyn and Aidan - Aidan tells the story leading up to John's death during the pandemic
Angie – My Story
Angie – My Story
Angie shares her story of being a police officer for 31 years , mental health and grief
Adam – Story 1
Adam – Story 1
Adam shares about losing his Mom and the many wonderful things he remembers
Doug – “My Story”
Doug – “My Story”
Doug talks about the accident that killed his daughter and his process of grief.
Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others
Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others
Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.
Caitlin – “My Story”
Caitlin – “My Story”
Caitlin shares about the loss of her sister and how she copes with missing her. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident
Antoinetta – Story
Antoinetta – Story
Antoinetta tells her story of grief and her father getting lung cancer
Michele – My Story
Michele – My Story
Michele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young
Cheryl – “My story”
Cheryl – “My story”
Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.
Michele – Creative expression and processing grief
Michele – Creative expression and processing grief
Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving selfMichele talks about coping that since being a child how creativity helped
Karyn and Aidan – Our story
Karyn and Aidan – Our story
Karyn and Aidan - Karyn tells the story leading up to John's death during the pandemic
Bryan – My Story
Bryan – My Story
Bryan talks about his father being a lawyer and being shot and killed by an apposing lawyer. He talks about his mother and brother and how they have coped
Kristal – Story of Lived Experience
Kristal – Story of Lived Experience
Kristal discusses experiencing homelessness at multiple stages of her life and how that informs her work as a peer support worker. It gives her an understanding of the nuance that surrounds the community. She uses this experience to support people who are experiencing grief related to death from drug poisoning.
Adrianna – My Story
Adrianna – My Story
Adrianna talks about the journey she has been on since her brother's suicide
Justin – My story with music and grief
Justin – My story with music and grief
Justin how he came to find music as grief therapy and how it helps him express his grief
Claudia – My story
Claudia – My story
Claudia tells her story about art and grief
Matt – My Story
Matt – My Story
Matt tells how he found his birth mother and then lost her.
Shannon – Hope for Healing
Shannon – Hope for Healing
Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.
John – My Story
John – My Story
John tells the story of his wife became ill suddenly and died
Margaux – “My Grief Story”
Margaux – “My Grief Story”
Margaux outlines the story of losing her mother to breast cancer and the experience of grief at milestones in her life. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.
Jacqueline – My Story
Jacqueline – My Story
Jacqueline talks about getting through the feelings after her mother's death
Andrea – My Story
Andrea – My Story
Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic
Cheryl and Mike – “Their Story”
Cheryl and Mike – “Their Story”
Cheryl and Mike discuss losing more than one family member. They continue to grieve Cheryl's father and the death their daughter in a car accident.
Kate – My story
Kate – My story
Kate tells her story of being away when her brother died of an opioid overdose
Craig – My Story
Craig – My Story
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.
Chantal – My Story
Chantal – My Story
Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school
Joyce – My Story
Joyce – My Story
Joyce shares her story about the sudden death of her son in an accident and how she has coped by helping others in need
Hope – My Story
Hope – My Story
Hope tells the story of her father's death and how it affected her and her family
Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief
Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief
Cara talks about how she came to see how people with intellectual disabilities need to be supported in grief
Adam – Story 2
Adam – Story 2
Adam discusses his busy life and how he has coped after losing his mother
Nicole – Working in Community Outreach
Nicole – Working in Community Outreach
Nicole discusses her work in community outreach and how she has lived experience with addiction and living rough.
Cheryl – “My story” short version
Cheryl – “My story” short version
Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.
Sara – My Story
Sara – My Story
Sara talks about why she became a music therapist, espression and connecting to feelings
Jessica M – My Story
Jessica M – My Story
Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group
Krista’s Story
Krista’s Story
Krista tells her story and talks about getting the call that no parent wants to get.
Sarah K – Story
Sarah K – Story
Sarah tells the story of her husbands death to a heroin overdose.
Russell – “My Story”
Russell – “My Story”
Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.
Katie – My Story
Katie – My Story
Katie shares about her story and losing her Dad to cancer during COVID
Grief Stories Video Collections
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Professional Insights Playlist
Professional Insights Playlist
Listen to the thoughts and insights of professionals helping people and families to cope with grief.
Music & Grief Playlist
Music & Grief Playlist
Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.
Finding Your Way Through Hard Feelings Playlist
Finding Your Way Through Hard Feelings Playlist
Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.
Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist
Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist
Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.
Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist
Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist
Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.
Music & Grief Playlist 2
Music & Grief Playlist 2
Listen to more thoughts and insights from people and families living with grief.
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