Supporting Others

Donna B – “Offering Support”

Donna explains how talking/listening is a help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

John Martin – Help with Grief

John talks about how each grief is unique

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Sunny- The Importance of Friends While Grieving

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Betsy – You can’t know until you know

Betsy talks about support and what really helps when one is in grief

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.

Donna B – “Seeking Help”

Donna talks about the importance of speaking to someone. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

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.

Grief, Breastfeeding, and Care

In this essay, I share a bit about my story of grief and breastfeeding. I also share some thoughts about the cultural grief some people are carrying about the lack of support afforded to lactating families whose goal it is to feed their baby from their body. I use some gendered language throughout this essay…

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief