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Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Krista – “It feels good to get the anger out”

Krista talks about it feeling good to get the anger out. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Jim – Significant incidents

Jim discusses being involved in a significant incident and how it’s normal to feel overwhelmed and ruminate over it. You may even start to drink or use drugs to cope. But it’s important to remember that you’re not alone. Many police officers have been through similar experiences. And there are resources available to help you get through this.One of the best things you can do is talk to a trusted friend or colleague. They can offer support and understanding. You can also seek professional help from a therapist or counselor. They can help you to process your experience and develop healthy coping mechanisms. It’s also important to remember that you can’t change the past. But you can learn from it. And you can move on. Don’t let one incident define you. You are a strong and capable person. And you will get through this.

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Jenn – Barriers to art

Jenn talks about the barriers that may prevent someone from including art as part of their grief or emotional process including judgment of your art skills and more.

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

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

Madelyn talks about how it’s ok to not be ok.

Cheryl and Mike – “Trying to figure it out”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the things they did to help them understand the death of their daughter in a car accident.

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

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

Susan – “Beliefs”

Susan shares her personal thoughts on beliefs and what happens after you die.

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

Lynda talks about how things are so much more complicated in these times

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training