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Maureen – Music as a tribute

Maureen talks about how music can connect and comfort

Antoinetta – Things that help when struggling

Antoinetta talks about the first time she learned that it was ok that she was grieving and how to unpack all her feelings

John Martin – Grief – Don’t Ignore Your Losses. Loss needs to be acknowledged.

John explains why it is important to acknowledge grief

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.

Susan – “Music”

Susan explains the value of listening to music and how it comforts her.

Nicole – Power of Speaking About Lost Ones

Nicole discusses the importance of sharing memories of those lost to drug poisoning and speaking their names.

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

Katie – Journaling

Katie talks about grief triggers and mental health triggers

Jane – What processing grief during the pandemic may look like

Jane talks about how the pandemic has postponed a lot of “firsts” without her grandparents that have impacted her experience of moving through grief.

Jacqueline – Humour

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt

Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child