Supporting Others

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Krista – “Just be there”

Krista explains how being a listening ear can be so helpful. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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.

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost

When Death Comes Suddenly

When someone dies suddenly we often struggle with grief that is raw, unpredictable and powerful.

John Martin – First You Must Realize What Has Happened

John talks about realizing the reality of grief

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

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

Joyce – Walking beside people who are stuggling with addiction

Joyce explains why it so important to help people who are struggling with addiction

Andrea – Loneliness and support

Andrea talks about how tough it is to be alone and how her friends and family have come through for her

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief