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Laura- Loss to Suicide

Laura- Loss to Suicide

Laura shares her experience supporting her husband through the loss of a family member to suicide during the pandemic.

Claudia – Waterlillies

Claudia – Waterlillies

Claudia talks about how she painted on panels big enough to hug to help her with her grief

Christian – My process in grieving

Christian – My process in grieving

Christian explains his grieving process and how it's important to let people in, the power of community, and having a team that makes him feel loved and cared for

Donna B – “Strains on a Marriage”

Donna B – “Strains on a Marriage”

Donna discusses how grieving can effect a marriage and a job. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Doug M – “Writing a Letter”

Doug M – “Writing a Letter”

Doug explains how writing was very profound and helpful in processing his grief. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Susan – “Relationships”

Susan – “Relationships”

Susan explains the shift that happens with yourself and your relationships.

Scott – Lyrics

Scott – Lyrics

Scott - Talks about how a friend in grief helped with the lyrics of "So far away". Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

Kate – Time to process

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Craig – How men process grief

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.

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.