Death of a Parent

Bryan – Helping Others

October 30, 2021

Bryan explains how his experience with grief has helped him help others and why it’s so important for him.

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Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

January 26, 2023

Hope talks about her fathers death, burdens and the importance of sharing emotions

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Amber – Talking about death

June 8, 2021

Amber explains why it’s so important to talk about grief and her kids

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and siblings

January 26, 2023

Hope shares how much her Mom had to do after her father died and how they worked out their relationship

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Scott – The grieving process

February 6, 2023

Scott talks about how his song ‘The Good Man James” was about his father, their relationship and how it helped him process their relationship. Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

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Rebecca – Humour and grief

September 4, 2020

Rebecca talks about how she and her father used humour as a strategy during his illness and after he died

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Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

June 20, 2022

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Video

Learning from Grief

December 7, 2022

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.

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Zoreena – My Story

March 31, 2022

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

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

Jessica M – My Story

June 13, 2023

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

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Bryan – This Is Why

October 30, 2021

Bryan shares about his new website “This is why”a creative form, for blog stories for grievers to express themselves and for readers to connect

Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Video

Kim – You can get through this

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

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