Death of a Parent

Hope – Benefits of play in helping kids work through grief

Hope discusses how recreation and play can help kids understand deal with their loss.

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Sam – My story

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

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

Weaving the Tapestry of Love

Learning to become a better person is a wonderful consequence of being in a loving relationship with someone; you’re present in ways that help them grow into their best self. It’s an organic process you flow with on a journey we map out with intention, though in reality, it remains unknowable. That is why a…

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Matt – Crying

Matt talks about men and crying. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Bryan – The Three Fs

Bryan talks about the three cornerstones that he lives by …three f’s and how they support him in living a hopeful and positive life

Sam – Men in grief

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

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

Rebecca -Absurdity

Rebecca talks about the death of her father and how things can seem real unreal, absurd when in grief