Death of A Loved One

Donna B – “Support from the military”

October 1, 2019

Donna explains how great the military support has been. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death During Service / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Mary S – Dogs

March 1, 2021

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Video

Holly – Gifts in moments at the end of life

March 7, 2021

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.Holly talks about singing at the end of life

Death of a Partner / Music / Video

Krista – “Educate yourself”

December 4, 2019

Krista explains what she thinks is the most important thing to do.Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video

Krista – “The way I dealt with shame”

December 4, 2019

Krista talks about confronting shame head on. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Donna B – “When risk becomes reality”

September 26, 2019

Donna discusses the unlimited liability factor and support. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death During Service / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

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.

Blog Post / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever

Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

March 26, 2022

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Partner / Video

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

March 26, 2022

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Partner / Video

Andrea – Couples versus being single

March 26, 2022

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Partner / Video

Karyn and Aidan – Support from others

February 21, 2022

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.

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Supporting Others / Video

Krista – “How a counsellor helps”

November 11, 2019

Krista explains how a grief counsellor has helped.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video