Death of a Partner

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Kara – “You change”

Kara discusses evolving, growth and change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Karyn and Aidan – Supporting each other

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they supported each other and how they coped with John being hospitalized

Grief & Ice Cream

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.

Kara – “Getting over the dying part”

Kara describes the process of moving past the traumatic memory of her partner’s death to reflect on the beautiful moments of their thirty years together.

Kara – “Going on alone”

Kara talks about how you change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Shannon – Enough

Shannon talks about us all doing the very best we can from the perspectives of a licensed clinical counselor and losing her husband to suicide.

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

Mary explains the challenges of dealing with the death of her partner and then her parents

John – Foggy Brain

John discusses how difficult it is to concentrate after loss