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Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Mary – Music as a tool

Mary talks about her involvement in songwriting and in hospice

Krista – “Just be there”

Krista explains how being a listening ear can be so helpful. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Kristal – Drug Poisoning During Pandemic Stigma

Kristal discusses how the pandemic has created additional stigma surrounding those who use drugs. She dissuses how it seems like some losses are treated as more deserving of being mourned than others. Many people have had to grieve privately instead of publically within a community. She touches on the state of the public health system during the pandemic.

Krista – “My way of helping others”

Krista talks about reducing the stigma. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Adam – Story 2

Adam discusses his busy life and how he has coped after losing his mother

Teresa – Intellectual disabilities grief and time to process

Teresa explains the importance of giving time when communicating with people who have intellectual disabilities

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in grief

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

Janice – “Photographs”

Janice explains how photographs can be a doorway to help move forward.

Jane – My Story

Jane shares her story about losing two of her grandparents just before the pandemic and the ways the pandemic has impacted her ability to process grief.

Rev. Sky – “What is trauma?”

Rev. Sky discusses how trauma affects us on many levels.