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Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Chantal – My Story

Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Susan – “Death literacy”

Susan talks about knowledge and the process of dying.

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Doug M – “Photographs”

Doug explains why photographs are so important in helping you deal with grief. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Russell – “My Story”

Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.

Rev. Sky – “Emotions”

Rev. Sky talks about the emotions that come along with loss and outlets that can help.

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Lisa – Music and a safe space

Lisa explains how music has been a safe space for her to feel all of the emotions that have come up since she lost her Dad