Death of a Partner

Death of a Partner Playlists

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Death of a Partner - Related Videos

Holly – Befriending our mortality workshops

Holly explains how creating can be helpful with grief and how we don’t talk about death

John – What I have learned

John explains how he has changed since his wife died and now looking back what he would say to his self right after his loss

Kara – “You change”

Kara discusses evolving, growth and change. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Kara – “Getting over the dying part”

Kara describes the process of moving past the traumatic memory of her partner’s death to reflect on the beautiful moments of their thirty years together.

Kara – Uncertainty

Kara discusses how Covid-19 has created uncertainty and impacted grieving.The pandemic changed the way Kara continued to grieve the loss of her partner.

John – Dating again

John talks about being asked by his daughters if he would ever date again

Mary S – Coping with multiple loss

Mary explains the challenges of dealing with the death of her partner and then her parents

Andrea – Couples versus being single

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Cheryl B – My story

Cheryl discusses her husbands mental illness and then death from a heart attack

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care