Supporting Others

John Martin – Loss and Grief- Make Sure You Hear Their Story

John about the importance of hearing a griever

Amber -Grieving as a teenager

Amber discusses the challenges of going through grief as a teen

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

John Martin – Loss and Grief – Be Careful What You Say to Someone Who Hurts

John discusses how what you say to a griever is very important

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

What I know about grief

The following are some things I know to be true about grief for me, based on my lived experience. Some of them may resonate with you as well. Grief is unique to the people experiencing it in each moment, so please take whatever makes sense to you from this share and leave whatever doesn’t.

Donna – “Helping a grieving friend”

Donna shares some practical ways to help someone in grief.

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during pandemic

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids