Death of A Loved One

Mary S – The value of writing

Mary talks about how much writing has helped inlcuding writing what her partner would have said

Joyce – Mothers supporting mothers in grief

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

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.

Sam – Prostate Cancer

Sam talks about prostate cancer and losing his father and uncle to it

Jane – Grief and meditation

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.

Krista – “Range of emotions”

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Shannon – Hope for Healing

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Donna B – “Accepting support”

Donna explains how support can help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt

Kara – Uncertainty

Kara discusses how Covid-19 has created uncertainty and impacted grieving.The pandemic changed the way Kara continued to grieve the loss of her partner.