Death of a Parent

Karyn and Aidan – Support from others

Karyn and Aidan discuss how family, friends, and people they didn’t know in the community supported them.Talking, meals, dog walking are among the things that made a huge difference.

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

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

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

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

Lisa – What I do with my music

Lisa discusses what she does with the songs she writes and how they work for her when she needs to tap into a safe space

Katie – Reminders in nature

Katie talks about crying privately and how nature can help. Cardinals remind her of her father

Craig – Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Craig how he overcame a series of challenges, including the loss of his marriage, his job, and his home. He talks about how he found the strength to keep going and how he learned to be more resilient.

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Grief & Ice Cream

When my wife of 18 years died in 2016, I became a single father missing the love of my life, and also had to learn how to raise two girls (13-17 at the time) on my own. I remember a conversation I had with my mother-in-law and oldest daughter that began as reminiscing over a person who became a lost love to all of us. We all talked about different aspects of my wife but shortly, it transformed into a “who meant more to her” fest.

Adam – Advice

Adam shares his advice about losing and remembering a loved one

Antoinetta – Grieving in community with others

Antoinetta discusses how grief camp made her feel so much more happy and how she found support and that she did not feel so alone