Collective Grief

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

June 20, 2022

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

February 21, 2022

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

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

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.

Hope – Going back to school

January 26, 2023

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Amber – Talking about death

June 8, 2021

Amber explains why it’s so important to talk about grief and her kids

Karyn and Cathy – “Suicide”

July 19, 2020

Karyn and Cathy discuss how the stigma of suicide impacted the lack of acknowledgement of their grief and loss. Karyn and Cathy continues to grieve the death of their father by suicide.

Lyss – My Story

March 23, 2023

Lyss talks about being 16 and her Mom dying from cancer. The second part of her story is about miscarriages

Adam – Crying and singing

December 21, 2022

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Adam talks about how crying and singing helps him cope even at the cemetary

Bryan – Vulnerability

October 30, 2021

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

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.