by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
I think COJ is a space where there’s freedom to speak your mind. To have your emotions seen. COJ does a wonderful job of holding sadness and joy at the same time because grief is so devastating. There’s always sadness, but if you look, there can be joy...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
I was in the fifth grade when I started seeing COJ. It helped me realize that I’m not alone in the world and that it’s a natural thing to be grieving. For the first time, I was actually shocked when I heard people talking about their losses and everything...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
They (COJ) helped me find different ways to deal with my grief, other than just sit there and be sad. But just knowing that I’m not alone and other people have gone through it too. Even if you feel uncomfortable going through it at first, it gets better, and...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
When I went back to school (after my mom died), I kind of prepared myself more. I missed a lot of school when she was in hospice or in the hospital. I was spending a lot of time there, and I feel like a lot of people kind of already knew what was going on. I kind of...
by Maureen Rieder | Oct 27, 2025 | Videos
When I realized how many of my students were experiencing grief, I realized how much more important it was for me to get children into these groups so that they could have this support. Because grieving alone is not the same as grieving with others. And not saying...
