I Am A Griever

Kate – Advice to my younger self

Kate explains things being authentic and honest to herself has been very valuable

Kate – Getting support

Kate talks about how difficult it is to ask for support

John – Empower yourself

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

Betsy – Mother’s day

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

John – What I have learned

John explains how he has changed since his wife died and now looking back what he would say to his self right after his loss

Adam – Things that are OK to do

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

Craig – Supporting Someone in Grief

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Craig discusses his personal experience with grief and how he felt when people didn’t reach out to him during a difficult time. He offers advice on how to best support someone who is grieving, emphasizing the importance of simply showing up and letting them know that you care.

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

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

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

When my three brothers and I were growing up and the proverbial hit the fan, Mum would often say, in a bid to keep her brood calm, ‘Well, at least we are all still here.’ She reminded me of this affectionate saying only very recently. I can still recall how I felt as a child…

Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.