Death of a Parent

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Adam – Advice

Adam shares his advice about losing and remembering a loved one

Hope – My Story

Hope tells the story of her father’s death and how it affected her and her family

Logan – Advice

Logan discusses how its good tp let out your emotions

Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Sam – Prostate Cancer

Sam talks about prostate cancer and losing his father and uncle to it

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Reflections on Mother’s Day

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.

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Lisa – Music and her connection with her father

Lisa talks about the gratitude she has for reconnecting with her father before he died and how much music was a connection for them