Death of a Parent

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

March 5, 2022

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

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

Kim – Support at the hospital

March 5, 2022

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

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

Hope – Waves of grief

January 26, 2023

Hope talks about the loss of her father and how grief comes in waves and how a therapist helped her understand that she had pushed her emotions down

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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

Death of a Parent / Video

Jessica M – Legacy

June 13, 2023

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

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

Keith – “My story”

December 10, 2018

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

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Logan – Songwriting and grief

February 11, 2021

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Death of a Parent / Music / Video

Matt – My Story

July 16, 2020

Matt tells how he found his birth mother and then lost her.

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

Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Perinatal

Sam – My story

September 9, 2020

Sam tells his story and losing his father, uncle and cousin in a short period of time

Death of a Parent / Video