Death of A Loved One

Antoinetta – Myth that tragedy brings family together

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

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

Shawn talks about his guilt and the loss of his sister.

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

Jackie – Expressive arts can help when grief is confusing

Jackie talks about how working with an artist therapist helped her after her sister and mother died

Shannon – Growing through Grief

Shannon discusses post traumatic growth and how it can be an expectation

Krista – “My way of helping others”

Krista talks about reducing the stigma. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Mourning a Man I Never Knew

This spring, I turned fifty-four. I have now outlived the father I never knew: my biological father. It’s been almost twenty-three years since we spoke; eighteen years since I learned of his death. I’m still dealing with the strange grief of his loss.

Hope – Benefits of child-centred grief programs

Hope discusses hope grief camp gave her and her family a place to feel normal

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Krista – “The way I dealt with shame”

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