Death of A Loved One

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence

Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

Donna B – “Death of a Child and a Soldier”

Donna talks about losing her son and the military bond. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Bryan – Vulnerability

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

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.

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Amber -Grieving as a teenager

Amber discusses the challenges of going through grief as a teen

Lisa – What I do with my music

Lisa discusses what she does with the songs she writes and how they work for her when she needs to tap into a safe space

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.