Death of A Loved One

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Bryan – Vulnerability

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

Sam – Mental health tools and resources

Sam discusses talking care of his mental health and group therapy after losing his father, uncle and cousin

Russell – “My Story”

Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

John – Empower yourself

John shares his thoughts about how to support someone in grief and his processes

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Sam – Depression

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Betsy – Adoption and grief

Betsy tell her story of losing her adopted son to cancer

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