Patti Broadfoot RSW - Counselling

03/12/2026

🌟 JOIN ME THIS SUNDAY 🌟

Join me for a morning of support and connection 🕊️

Navigating grief is never easy, but you don’t have to do it alone. Our monthly in-person grief group is a space where healing can begin through sharing, understanding, and community.

📅 Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
📍 Location: Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 1997 Dundas Street East, London
🕙 Time: 10:00 a.m.

Whether you’re coping with the loss of a loved one or simply seeking a compassionate space to be with others who understand, this group offers connection, conversation, and gentle support. Together, we create a place where your feelings are valid and your journey is honoured.

✨ No cost to attend — all are welcome.

Please feel free to share this post with anyone who may benefit from joining us.
Let’s walk this path together. 💛

03/11/2026

Grief changes shape over time.

In the early days of loss, people gather around you. Meals arrive, messages come in, and everyone asks how you’re doing.

But months or even years later there seems to be a quieter season of grief — one that isn’t talked about very often, but so many people experience.

I wrote about that experience after being with so many people who have shared this experience and four years after losing my mom.

🔗 Blog link: www.pattibroadfoot.ca/post/the-lonelier-season-of-grief

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Four years after my mom died, I’ve come to understand something about grief that people rarely talk about. In the early days, support surrounds you. But years later, when the casseroles are gone and life has moved on for everyone else, grief can quietly change shape.

03/11/2026

Grief changes shape over time.

In the early days of loss, people gather around you. Meals arrive, messages come in, and everyone asks how you’re doing.

But months or even years later there seems to be a quieter season of grief — one that isn’t talked about very often, but so many people experience.

I wrote about that experience after being with so many people who have shared this experience and four years after losing my mom.

🔗 Blog link: www.pattibroadfoot.ca/post/the-lonelier-season-of-grief

Four years after my mom died, I’ve come to understand something about grief that people rarely talk about. In the early days, support surrounds you. But years later, when the casseroles are gone and life has moved on for everyone else, grief can quietly change shape.

02/14/2026

The Tumbler Ridge school shooting has shaken more than one community. It has unsettled a country that believed we were insulated.

When a country grieves, safety feels thinner. Our nervous systems respond before our words do.

I’ve been writing and rewriting all week, trying to find language for what this feels like.

If your body feels heavy, tense, hyper-aware, or tired in a way you can’t quite name — that makes sense. You’re not overreacting. You’re responding.

Take a slower breath. Put your feet on the ground. Step away from the headlines if you need to. You’re allowed to steady yourself.

Full reflection found at www.pattibroadfoot.ca/post/tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-collective-grief

In the wake of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting, many of us are sitting with more than shock. We’re grieving — not only for the lives lost, but for the quiet belief that “this doesn’t happen here.” When a country grieves, safety feels thinner, our nervous systems react, and we’re left t...

02/13/2026

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Grief and Valentine's Day traditionally don't mix very well. Here's one way to reframe the day for anyone missing a loved one on February 14th.

02/11/2026

Sharing a robust resource for parents, caregivers, and educators following the horrific news coming out of Tumbler Ridge BC last night.

This link to Dougy Center includes varied support resources: themed articles, tips and strategies to support you in talking with children following tragic events.

Please share within your circles so this information gets into the hands of those who need it right now.



https://www.dougy.org/resources/cause-of-death/mass-tragedies

02/10/2026

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Spousal Loss Grief Support Group
Part of our Monthly Journey through Grief Series

The loss of a spouse or partner can feel uniquely overwhelming and deeply disorienting. This one-time supportive gathering offers a compassionate space to connect with others who understand the depth, complexity, and individuality of spousal grief.

Discussion topics include:
• Why spousal loss is unique
• The many layers of spousal grief
• Why this loss can feel so disorienting
• Understanding that no two losses are the same

📅 Tuesday, February 24, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON
📍 St. Joseph’s Hospice
485 Windermere Road, London, ON

To RSVP or learn more:
📞 519-931-3474
✉️ admin.assistant@sjhospicelondon.ca

There is no cost to attend. All are welcome.

02/06/2026

Looking for calm?

You don’t have to breathe deeper.
You don’t have to “relax.”
You don’t have to get it right.

A longer exhale is the same cue your body naturally uses to settle — like sighing or yawning.
When you breathe out longer than you breathe in, you activate the parasympathetic nervous system — the part responsible for rest, digestion, and regulation.

Try this:
Inhale for 4
Exhale for 8
Repeat a few rounds.

No forcing.
Just following your body’s own language.

Save this for later 🤍

02/06/2026

Did you know? Have you see this? What has your experience been?

02/04/2026

Burnout doesn’t always announce itself.
It doesn’t always look like falling apart.

Sometimes it looks like pulling back.
Feeling flat or irritable.
Going through the motions while telling yourself, *“I should be fine.”*

If this resonates, it’s not a personal failing.
It’s often a nervous system that’s been holding too much for too long.

Healing doesn’t have to be dramatic, either.
Sometimes it begins with slowing down,
softening the pressure,
and treating yourself with more care than you think you deserve.

If this resonates with you, know you’re not alone. 🤍

02/01/2026

Some objects don’t just sit there.
They link us to the person we still grieve.

A mug.
A jacket.
A chair by the window.

They aren’t holding the grief.
They’re holding the connection.

This is how connection continues.
It doesn’t end.
Through what we remember.
Through what still matters.

In memory.
In meaning.

If this resonates, you’re not alone. 🤍