Death of A Loved One

Reflections on Mother’s Day

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.

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Matt – Telling my young son

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

Logan – Advice

Logan discusses how its good tp let out your emotions

Donna B – “A Mother salutes her son”

Donna tells her story of joining the army after her son was already a soldier. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Kara – “Dogs”

Kara discusses how pets help. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Karyn and Cathy – “Suicide”

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.

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

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

Russell – “My Story”

Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.

Jackie – Finger painting and grief

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

Adrianna – My Story

Adrianna talks about the journey she has been on since her brother’s suicide

Lyss – Holding Space

Lyss discusses holding space, feeling the feelings and the things her Mom missed by dying at 47.