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Jessica M – The value of talking about grief
Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.
Jessica M – My Story
Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group
Hope – Waves of grief
Hope talks about the loss of her father and how grief comes in waves and how a therapist helped her understand that she had pushed her emotions down
Holly – Singing in the last days
Holly talks about her partner’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the pandemic, their decisions, faith and how singing
Karyn and Aidan – Humour
Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool
Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”
Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.
Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others
Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.
Antoinetta – Grieving in community with others
Antoinetta discusses how grief camp made her feel so much more happy and how she found support and that she did not feel so alone
Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness
Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.
Creating Mother’s Day Traditions as a member of the Dead Mom Club
About a week after Easter this year, I noticed I was starting to feel off. My sleep wasn’t as restful, experiencing tension in my body, at times I was getting irritated with the simplest things. Then while streaming an episode of television, 4 ads back to back all talking about Mother’s Day. Then came the…