Supporting Others

Laura- Loss to Suicide

John Martin – The Shocking Reality of Painful Loss

John talks about shock and grief

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Ghosts From The Past

I met Holly riding the bus in our community. She is very attractive with a winsome smile and piercing eyes that I would trade anything for. She was also the bus driver. At that time Holly went to school to become a nurse. After becoming a nurse, Holly didn’t drive the bus that much, but one of her fellow bus drivers mentioned to me that one of Holly’s patients had died and it had a negative impact on her. It brought back ghosts from my past as I also had a job in which people died which had a negative impact on me.

Jim – Helping by listening

Jim – ” I talk about how to be a good listener to someone who is grieving. I believe that one of the most important things you can do for someone who is grieving is to simply listen. Don’t try to fix their problems or offer advice. Just listen and be there for them. It can be as simple as meeting for coffee or taking a walk together. You’re doing more help than you realize when you simply listen to someone.

John Martin – Loss and Grief- Not Much Help

John talks about the importance of helping people in grief

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

Joyce talks about the positive experiences she has in helping other people in grief

Kim – Facebook and connecting

Kim – discussses our need to connect and how Facebook was useful after her Mum’s death