Death of A Loved One

Lisa – Music and a safe space

Lisa explains how music has been a safe space for her to feel all of the emotions that have come up since she lost her Dad

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief

Hope – Not wanting to burden my Mom and school

Hope talks about her fathers death, burdens and the importance of sharing emotions

Krista – “Grief counselling helps”

Krista talks about how a listening ear has helped her. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

Matt – Telling my young son

Matt describes the death of his birth mother to his young son.

What I know about grief

The following are some things I know to be true about grief for me, based on my lived experience. Some of them may resonate with you as well. Grief is unique to the people experiencing it in each moment, so please take whatever makes sense to you from this share and leave whatever doesn’t.

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

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

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Donna B – “Support from the military”

Donna explains how great the military support has been. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Mary S – My story (long)

Mary tells the story of her life with her husband, his death and then the loss of both of her parents