Supporting Others

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.

Sarah K – Talking to my kids

Sarah discusses the challenges of discussing her kids about their Dad;s death to heroin and helping them on their journey through grief

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

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

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

John Martin – Understanding Grief part 1

John discusses his understanding of what grief is

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving