I Am A Griever

Lyss – Music

Lyss remembers playing music for her mother as she was dying and how music has helped with feelings

Scott – Music and grief

Scott discusses the relationship between music and grief

Craig – Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Craig how he overcame a series of challenges, including the loss of his marriage, his job, and his home. He talks about how he found the strength to keep going and how he learned to be more resilient.

Community Grief Toolkit [Downloadable!]

This toolkit also reflects on how we support grief in the community. The tools to come together and honour our collective experiences and how to build the resources for further support.

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Things That Helped When My Dog Was Dying

I lived with a dog named Althea, who belonged to my roommate, during my undergrad. Every year, my partner, our roommate, and I would go to a summer solstice festival. The year Althea was pregnant, my roommate brought her to the festival. The first night there, he retired to his tent to nap in preparation…

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Lyss – Writing Songs and Words

Lyss shares about how writing songs and words has helped her with intense feelings

Joyce – Beliefs

Joyce talks about her belief system after her son died

Angie – Cumulative grief, cumulative trauma

Angie discusses the challenges of policing and how trauma and grief can accumulate

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

“Happiness is a choice.” A friend of mine posted this quote on Facebook the other day. She then asked others what that quote meant to them. The responses were interesting and expected, and some were even inspiring. It’s so easy to say “I choose to be happy” when life is going well. On the other…

Adam – Advice

Adam shares his advice about losing and remembering a loved one