🗓 Date & Time: March 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT📍 Location: Virtual (online webinar) Webinar description:This session supports caregivers in understanding the complex experience of grief throughout the caregiving trajectory, particularly in bereavement. The presentation will explore the unique nature of caregiver grief, including post-death and post-caregiving experiences, with attention to factors that influence […]
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Eight Myths About Grief
Grief is a response to any loss, not just the death of a loved one; traumatic changes in our lives, illness, divorce, and job changes are all losses that can affect us deeply. MYTH 1: We only grieve deaths. REALITY: We grieve all losses. MYTH 2: Only family members grieve. REALITY: All who are attached […]
Illness and Grief: What to Expect
The many changes that occur during the course of a serious illness mean that patients and their families are continually dealing with losses…of past abilities, of present lifestyle, of hopes and plans for the future. The unfamiliarity and intensity of these losses and the accompanying grief reactions can create further uncertainty and stress in people’s […]
Coping with Anticipatory Grief: Information for Patients and Families
Anticipatory grief acknowledges the many losses, changes and demands that patients and familiesencounter during the course of a terminal illness, or a disease diagnosis. This package provides information about some of the struggles and stresses that may occur for the patient, and family, and ideas for dealing with them. Sometimes it is enough to know […]
Leaning In to Grief as a Universal Experience
Grief is Universal. Everyone at some point in their lives is going to experience grief. There are many types of grief and each of them brings aspects of loneliness, emptiness, and loss. It is often an extremely emotional time. There is not just one way to grieve and while there are hundreds of books, resources […]
Leaning in to the Emotions of Caregiving, Part 2: Resentment, Worry and Grief
In this second part of our Leaning In to the Emotions of Caregiving series, Victoria discusses some of the difficult emotions we encounter as caregivers. Learn some ideas for managing resentment, worry, and grief through this short video presentation. Here are some additional resources available through Family Caregivers of BC that may be useful to […]
Processing Anticipatory Grief
Written by Wendy Johnstone When I was in my 30s, my grandmother died. Her last five years were punctuated by the effects of dementia, including a move into long-term care. Thirty-six weeks pregnant, I was unable to make the trip back east for her funeral. Her death was a mix of emotions — sadness, relief, […]
Grief & Loss
This morning, Wendy Johnstone led a Facebook Live Learning Session discussing coping with grief and loss as a caregiver. If you are interested in additional resources, be sure to check out: Caregiver Out Loud Podcast – Episode Six: Grief is a Human Experience: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/podcast/episode6/ Caregiver Coach webinar on Grief and Loss: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/video/coach-caregiver-loss-grief/ Managing Ambiguous Loss: […]
Healing Post-Caregiving Grief
Written by Wendy Johnstone “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” ~Havelock Ellis What does life look for a caregiver when they are no longer a caregiver? Michael’s wife, Shelley, died after three years with cancer that spread to her liver and spine, causing pain that […]
Grief is a Universal Experience
Grief is a universal experience that makes us human. The role of caregiving can be all encompassing and when a care recipient passes away it can lead to deep feelings of loneliness, emptiness, and loss. It is often an extremely emotional and uncertain time following the death of a care recipient and because grief is […]
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