by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Sep 2, 2021 | Family support, Grief and healing
Dealing with grief from a loss of a loved one not coming home, a serious injury, or an occupational disease is devastating with many layers of intensity. It’s fair to say a significant loss changes the world around us. Stress, sadness, pain, and feeling isolated can... 
by Emma Morris | Jun 29, 2021 | Family support, Grief and healing, Self-care
Going through the motions is a phrase that we’ve all heard. Maybe you’ve experienced it, or seen a loved one experience it. Somehow, in the face of the unimaginable, you’re still able to get the everyday things done. What if going through the motions isn’t an... 
by Jocelyn H | Mar 4, 2021 | Family support, Grief and healing
A couple of years ago, I started to watch Heartland with my grandma. Heartland is a Canadian show filmed in Alberta. I like horses and had taken riding lessons for a few years, so it fit. One of the main characters, Ty, became my favourite. I seemed to be able to... 
by Wynny Sillito | Jan 7, 2021 | Family support, Grief and healing
Jan 7 2011: I woke up early, bundled up in my warm layers and headed off to work as an emergency responder, not knowing that it was the last day I would be the “old me”. I had worked all day in an Alberta winter, feeling the cold wind on my face and cursing... 
by Cheryl Shock | Dec 17, 2020 | Family support, Grief and healing
Sean was a truck driver: it was his passion. If there was a vehicle with a motor, he would want to drive it. As soon as Sean was finished school, he got his class 1 licence and never looked back. He hauled gravel, rock, asphalt, water, and liquid sulphur just to name... 
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Nov 26, 2020 | Family support, Grief and healing
Our first major online event The National Virtual Family Forum was a huge learning curve for all of us! Threads of Life staff learned how to coordinate a big online event, with sessions spread over weeks. Facilitators learned how to engage participants virtually....
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