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Death of a Parent - Related Videos

Keeping Records

November 17, 2023

I pulled the photos out of their envelope one at a time, turning over each one to carefully record the date, place, and people in the photo. Sometimes, I included comments. “Apple picking in Hamilton with Pop Pop, Fall, 2023. You loved the wagon ride!”. I slipped each picture into an empty pocket in my son’s photo album.

Blog Post / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever

Mourning a Man I Never Knew

June 15, 2023

This spring, I turned fifty-four. I have now outlived the father I never knew: my biological father. It’s been almost twenty-three years since we spoke; eighteen years since I learned of his death. I’m still dealing with the strange grief of his loss.

Blog Post / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever

Finding Joy During the Holidays After Loss When Everything Feels Awful: A message of hope.

December 10, 2024

My mother died in the middle of the night on January 1, four days before I turned sixteen. I don’t remember much about Christmas the couple weeks before she died, just that we spent a lot of that season in the ICU of the hospital where my mother had birthed my brother and I. For…

Blog Post / Collective/Community Grief / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

December 10, 2018

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Parent / Video

Margaux – “My Grief Story”

December 16, 2018

Margaux outlines the story of losing her mother to breast cancer and the experience of grief at milestones in her life. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

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Logan – Songwriting and grief

February 11, 2021

Logan – Songwriting and grief

Logan explains how a song about his father helped

Death of a Parent / Music / Video

Matt – Grief changes

July 16, 2020

Matt explains how he deals with his grief. Matt continues to grieve the death of his birth mother.

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Video

Lisa – What I do with my music

June 20, 2022

Lisa discusses what she does with the songs she writes and how they work for her when she needs to tap into a safe space

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Video

Hope – Going back to school

January 26, 2023

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

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Jessica M – Finding Hope

June 13, 2023

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

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