Death of A Loved One

Kara – “Going on alone”

Kara talks about how you change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Hope – Going back to school

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

When Death Feels like a Thief

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

Betsy talks about support and what really helps when one is in grief

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Tips for Grieving During the Holidays

The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, especially when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. Whether it’s the first holiday season without someone, the holidays mark a time where someone you love died, or it’s just hard to be around celebration when you’re not feeling celebratory, December can feel heavy.

These are a few tips for grieving during the holidays.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

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

Caitlin – “It’s hard work”

Caitlin talks about dealing with grief. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident