by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Aug 20, 2020 | How We Help
Elisa Kilbourne, a Threads of Life member from London Ontario, tells a lovely story about her first trip to a Family Forum. “The moment I arrived in the parking lot I sat and cried,” she says, “trying to figure out if I could really handle this emotional situation,...
by Sandy Prong | Aug 12, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
No answers, but memories and healing after 35 years. I awoke in such a fright! I rose straight upright in bed that morning and jumped up to look out the window. Was I too late? Too late for what? I wasn’t certain what it was I was fearing? But I watched my mom pull...
by adminThreadsofLife | Aug 6, 2020 | How We Help, Volunteers
Alex Tuff is a regular 25-year old; he loves his dog and being outdoors. However, seven years ago he had a life-changing experience. His brother, Kristopher, was killed in a workplace tragedy and it changed Alex’s future. Today, Alex spreads workplace safety via his...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Jul 29, 2020 | How We Help, Self-care
We asked, you answered! Threads of Life’s Volunteer Family Guides (VFGs) provide peer support to others who are coping with the effects of workplace tragedy. Every guide goes through intensive training for their volunteer role. They learn how to draw on their own...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Jul 29, 2020 | How We Help, Self-care
Photo by Dan Dimmock on Unsplash Self-care is a bit of a buzz word these days. Unfortunately, lots of people are ready to dismiss it, at the very time we all need it most. If you’ve been affected by a work-related tragedy and are coping with illness, injury or grief;...
by Audrey Stringer | Jul 23, 2020 | How We Help, Self-care
These are very challenging times we are living in right now. The last three months have been difficult, to say the least, with everyone on lockdown due to COVID-19 … the invisible enemy. Our relationships changed overnight with social distancing, unable to physically...
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