Supporting Others

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 Martin – Understanding Grief part 2

John talks about permission to grieve

Sunny- The Importance of Friends While Grieving

Grief and Disability: Carrie’s Story

It has become clear to me over time that we have much work to do to ensure the delivery of disability-sensitive grief literacy and grief support. In March of 2022 my proposal for four 1-hour sessions was approved, we provided the program for 20 participants. My heart was full in each session.

My heart remains full of hope that conversations, education, and expertise about disability sensitive end of life care and grief support will gain momentum as more and more people join in on this vital conversation.

Amber – Keeping Dad’s memory alive

Amber tells how she set up a Dad adventure day to keep the memory of her father alive for her kids and husband

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

John Martin – Grief – Don’t Ignore Your Losses. Loss needs to be acknowledged.

John explains why it is important to acknowledge grief

Lisa – How to support someone in grief

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

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

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

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

Maureen – “Peer vs professional support”

Maureen talks about getting help and what is right for you.

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…