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Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to have a loved on in an old age home

Krista – “Strength”

Krista talks about how she sees strength and sucking it up. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Brenda and Dale – “Their Story”

Brenda and Dale tell the story of their son’s suicide. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support

Christian – Grieving those who died of drug poisoning

Christian talks about grieving, stigma and dying from drug poisoning

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

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

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Jean – My Story

Jean talks about isolation and grieving during a pandemic