Grief and Parenting in the Disability Community

When Death Feels like a Thief

August 24, 2022

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.

Kristal – Anger with Grief

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses finding ways to channel her anger due to poor policy leading to deaths from drug poisoning and those individuals not having the support they needed. She discusses how human beings have the right to be flawed and should have the ability to grow, heal, and change.

Scott – Writing music

February 6, 2023

Scott talks about the cathartic nature of writing music stories

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

March 23, 2023

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.

Scott – The importance of processing

February 6, 2023

Scott discusses having a nervous breakdown and realizing that he hadn’t fully processed the grief he had been through with the loss of his mother and father. He also discusses how music helped him moving forward

Adam – Story 1

December 21, 2022

Adam shares about losing his Mom and the many wonderful things he remembers

John – Support over time

February 23, 2023

John discusses how support changes over time

Betsy – Mother’s day

January 26, 2023

Betsy shares her challenges around mother’s day when her adopted son died

Jim – Triggers

June 13, 2023

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Jim discusses triggers, how to recognize them and develop coping mechanisms to help deal with the strong emotions that they can cause

Holding Space for The Many Faces of Grief on Father’s Day

June 15, 2024

A lot of blog posts and articles about grief and special days tend to focus on how to navigate these moments when our loved one has died. Often these articles of grief also talk about the ways we have deeply loved or cared for the person who has died. Grief is a natural response to…