Death of a Parent

Death of a Parent Playlists

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Death of a Parent - Related Videos

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

Hope – Different lenses

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

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

Zoreena – COVID and isolation

Zoreena discusses COVID isolation and the loss of time to spend with her Dad and her cousing

Hope – Going back to school

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan discuss the COVID restrictions on visitations and how they managed

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence