Death of A Loved One

Lyss – Music

Lyss remembers playing music for her mother as she was dying and how music has helped with feelings

Joyce – A favorite memory with music

Joyce tells a story about her son supporting her and the power of music

Joyce – Mothers supporting mothers in grief

Joyce talks about the value of a support network of other mothers who have lost

Finding Joy During the Holidays After Loss When Everything Feels Awful: A message of hope.

My mother died in the middle of the night on January 1, four days before I turned sixteen. I don’t remember much about Christmas the couple weeks before she died, just that we spent a lot of that season in the ICU of the hospital where my mother had birthed my brother and I. For…

Antoinetta – Myth that tragedy brings family together

Antoinetta discusses the challenges that her family faced after the death of her father

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

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

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Krista – “Exercise to get it out”

Krista tells how she releases stress through kickboxing. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic

Krista – “It’s ok to be uncomfortable”

Krista discusses ways to move forward.

Karyn and Aidan – Support from others

Karyn and Aidan discuss how family, friends, and people they didn’t know in the community supported them.Talking, meals, dog walking are among the things that made a huge difference.

Sam – My story

Sam tells his story and losing his father, uncle and cousin in a short period of time