Supporting Others

John Martin – The Shocking Reality of Painful Loss

John talks about shock and grief

Amber – Support

Amber talks about following through on offers of support

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

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.

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

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

Teresa – Understanding people with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa shares an example and discusses the importance of truly understanding people with intellectual disabilities when they are telling us their stories

John Martin – First You Must Realize What Has Happened

John talks about realizing the reality of grief

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

Valmy – Checking in on someone is good

Valmy explains how helpful it is to check in on someone who is grieving

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…

John Martin – Loss and Grief- Not Much Help

John talks about the importance of helping people in grief

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