Death of A Loved One

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost

Donna B – “Anxiety Attacks”

Donna shares her experiences with anxiety and how she deals with it. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Katie – Reminders in nature

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

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Grief and Parenting in the Disability Community

In this blog post, Carrie writes about being the parent and primary caregiver to a child with disabilities and grieving the loss of a child dying from their disabilities.

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

John – Lasagna

John talks about the “widower’s meal”… Lasagna, and learning how to cook for his daughters after his wife died

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Sam – Depression

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

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Russell – “Relationship”

Russell discusses how loss affects relationships. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Jeff – “Talking About Grief”

Jeff outlines the story of losing his mother to cancer and the difficulty he experienced when he struggled to acknowledge his grief after her death.