I Am A Griever

Joyce – Beliefs

Joyce talks about her belief system after her son died

John – Foggy Brain

John discusses how difficult it is to concentrate after loss

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Lyss – Responsibilities

Lyss talks about her mother’s death, being the eldest and how it has effected the way she feels about responsibilities

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief

Suicide Loss Toolkit [Free Downloadable PDF]

Approximately 4500 people in Canada die by suicide each year. That is approximately 12 people who die by suicide each day. In 2022, 49,476 Americans died by suicide. That’s 1 death every 11 minutes. On average, 5 people grieve for every death. That leaves over 250,000 people experiencing suicide-related grief and distress. Grief Stories has…

Grief, Exhaustion, & Rest

Many people consider grief to be a response to the death of a loved one, but we grieve so much more than that. Grief is an emotional response to loss of any kind. Both real or perceived loss can trigger the response. The loss of a job, a miscarriage, a breakup, losing a sentimental item,…

Adam – Things that are OK to do

Adam talks about things he does to cope with grief like singing and crying

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

Joyce shares a story of support from a friend and how she managed in her early grief

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief

Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

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

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic