Death of a Parent

Kim – Some cry some don’t

March 5, 2022

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

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Bryan – Trauma

October 30, 2021

Bryan discusses trauma anxiety, support and the loss of his father to gun violence

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Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”

December 16, 2018

Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

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Logan – Advice

February 11, 2021

Logan discusses how its good tp let out your emotions

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Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

February 21, 2022

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

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Bryan – Empathy for others

October 30, 2021

Bryan talks about how losing his father to gun violence was difficult and how taking things day by day helped him get through many difficult times. Now he wants to help children who are going through something similar to what he did. Things will get better and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

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Margaux – “Find People in Similar Situations”

December 16, 2018

Margaux talks about group therapy and writing as tools for processing grief. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

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Jessica M – Legacy

June 13, 2023

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

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Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

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Bryan – This Is Why

October 30, 2021

Bryan shares about his new website “This is why”a creative form, for blog stories for grievers to express themselves and for readers to connect

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Grief & Ice Cream

January 25, 2023

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.

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Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.

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