Death of a Parent

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

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

Lisa – Music helped after losing her Dad

Lisa shares how music has helped in her grieveing process.

Matt – Adoption and grief

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

Kim – Self care

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

Sam – Men in grief

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about men and grief

Lyss – Responsibilities

Lyss talks about her mother’s death, being the eldest and how it has effected the way she feels about responsibilities

Jessica M – My Story

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

Amber -Grieving as a teenager

Amber discusses the challenges of going through grief as a teen

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

Lyss – Music

Lyss remembers playing music for her mother as she was dying and how music has helped with feelings

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Hope – Waves of grief

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