Death of a Parent

Kim – Self care

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

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

Lisa -Advice to grievers

June 20, 2022

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

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

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

October 17, 2019

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Parent / Video

Matt – Adoption and grief

July 16, 2020

Matt talks about how adoption and grief have similarities. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

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

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

March 31, 2022

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

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

Lisa -How grief changes

June 20, 2022

Lisa talks about being lost after her Dad passed away and two years later how she has come to a place of groundedness

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

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

June 8, 2021

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / 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

Death of a Parent / Video

Keeping Records

November 17, 2023

I pulled the photos out of their envelope one at a time, turning over each one to carefully record the date, place, and people in the photo. Sometimes, I included comments. “Apple picking in Hamilton with Pop Pop, Fall, 2023. You loved the wagon ride!”. I slipped each picture into an empty pocket in my son’s photo album.

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Hope – Benefits of play in helping kids work through grief

January 26, 2023

Hope discusses how recreation and play can help kids understand deal with their loss.

Death of a Parent / Video

Adam – Advice

December 21, 2022

Adam shares his advice about losing and remembering a loved one

Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Video

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

March 23, 2023

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Death of a Child / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Perinatal / Video