Death of a Parent

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

June 8, 2021

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

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Amber -Grieving as a teenager

June 8, 2021

Amber discusses the challenges of going through grief as a teen

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Katie – Reminders in nature

December 1, 2022

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

Death of a Parent / Video

Zoreena – Support systems

March 31, 2022

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

January 26, 2023

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

Death of a Parent / Video

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

March 5, 2022

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Video

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Video

Kim – Self care

March 5, 2022

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

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Video

Sam – Depression

September 9, 2020

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Death of a Parent / Video

The First Fathers’ Day Without Dad

June 18, 2023

When you lose a person in the generation before you, you begin to think about what they meant to you. When you lose a parent, you think about all they meant, and you hoped you either lived up to the best of yourself, or in some cases where the parenting was not as instructive or kind, you hope you’ve raised yourself beyond difficult circumstances.

Blog Post / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever

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.

Death of a Parent / Video