Grief Matters is a Canadian organization working to help all of us - from individuals to all of society - to better understand and make room for grief, through creative, community-based activities. All grief is welcome here. Come learn with us!

We’re thrilled to announce that Grief Matters now has charitable status!

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Grief Matters started in 2023 from a passion project. Our team has grown to include multiple identities, geographies, skills, and experiences. We are: community members, academics, artists, social media experts, Nova Scotians, Ontarians, family members, caregivers, and grievers. We bring together a unique balance of perspectives to think passionately and critically about what grief is and how grief should be integrated into our many communities. We want to keep learning through everything Grief Matters does.

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View fullsize “I think I had this false sense of security around knowing what grief was going to be like because every other part of my life was preplanned.” In our newest Grief in All the Wrong Places podcast episode, host Cin and guest speaker Troy
View fullsize In our March blog post, Cassandra Voets shares that "If you are grieving a friend, especially if your grief feels unseen, I hope you know it matters. I hope you continue to speak their name. I hope you find your own ways to stay connected and co
View fullsize This Saturday, spend some time catching up, or re-visiting our most recent blogs and cartoons. Let us know, which one stood out the most to you. #GriefMatters #GriefLiteracy #Grief
View fullsize "Many of us have lost dearly beloved pets and deeply mourned their passing. I wondered recently if animals themselves grieve the loss of an animal companion. Kathy and Paul Robb of Halifax firmly believe they do." Last month’s cartoo
View fullsize There are a lot of words being used, do you know the difference between grief and bereavement? Grief is the intense, natural, physical and emotional reaction to any type of significant loss, and bereavement specifically refers the loss of a human th
View fullsize What's misleading about how grief is shown in media? #GriefinMedia #GriefLiteracy #GriefMatters #Grief
View fullsize “#Griefliteracy isn’t just what we know, it’s how we show up. Listening without fixing, allowing hard emotions, and creating spaces where grief can be spoken out loud, that’s where the knowledge becomes action.” - Grief
View fullsize Hi, we’re Grief Matters! We started in 2023 from a passion project. Our team of 12 has grown to include multiple identities, geographies, skills, and experiences. Anyone who has experienced grief is a ‘grief expert.’ Chances are t

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