Video

Keith – “We need one another”

Keith talks about the importance of story, understanding our journey and how we are connected.

Claudia – Art therapy and costs

Claudia talks about how people may shy away from art therapy because of costs and how training schools can be an option

Betsy – Mother’s day

Betsy shares her challenges around mother’s day when her adopted son died

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Jim – Grief and policing

Jim – ” I believe that policing is a profession that is constantly filled with loss. Whether it is losing a partner, a friend, or a loved one, police officers are always dealing with the pain of loss. I also talk about my own personal experience with grief, and how I have learned to cope with it. I hope that this video will help other police officers who are struggling with grief.”

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

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

Mary S – The value of writing

Mary talks about how much writing has helped inlcuding writing what her partner would have said

Caileigh – Through play children learn so much about their grief

Caileigh discussed how children learn so much about their grief through play. There’s less confusion, there’s less anxiety, there’s more awareness. For the child and the parent, there is more acceptance of grief.

John – My Story

John tells the story of his wife became ill suddenly and died

Zoreena – Tribute

Zoreena talks about tributes, family, pulling together and not being able to have a funeral

Christian – Autonomy for the homeless

Christian discusses those who are unhoused and how they want a space that is theirs and how we need to take that seriously especially when it comes to grief

Donna B – “Grieving Over Time”

Donna about time, how grief changes and moving on. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.