Death of a Parent

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

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

Bryan – Trauma

Bryan discusses trauma anxiety, support and the loss of his father to gun violence

Katie – Coping strategies

Katie explains her coping strategies

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

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

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

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Sam – Depression

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence

Karyn and Aidan – Describing grief during the pandemic

Karyn and Aidan talk about how their grief has changed and the challenges they have faced grieving during a pandemic

Lisa – Music and a safe space

Lisa explains how music has been a safe space for her to feel all of the emotions that have come up since she lost her Dad

Hope – Going back to school

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Holly – Singing in the last days

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