“It’s about what you had, not what you lost.”

—Ernie Pomerleau’s Lessons from Jessica is a father’s conversation with grief, life, and death–in three parts.

  • "This strips you to the bone."

    —The Unimaginable, excerpt

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  • "There's total transcendence, there's total love, there's beauty."

    —Belief, excerpt

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  • "The people that have gone before us are already there."

    —Universal Light, excerpt

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  • "Allow it to unfold."

    —Connecting and Healing, excerpt

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  • "You don't push out darkness, you bring in light."

    —Bringing in Light

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  • "Be the grief."

    —Experiencing the Grief, excerpt

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Conversations
A Father’s Journey to Infinite Love
A Father’s Journey to Infinite Love

Ernie reflects on the higher connection to universal love, through meditation, prayer, and silence, and in Satori moments.

Finding the Gift—Giving it Away
Finding the Gift—Giving it Away

After losing Jess, Ernie’s journey through the grief and darkness allowed him to detangle the pain and love and experience the signs that connect him with his daughter more and more each day.

Grief is the Price of Love
Grief is the Price of Love

A parent’s worst fear, the ultimate nightmare, is to lose a child. Ernie and Erik explore the entanglement of grief and love and navigating through the first two years of this inconceivable loss.

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jessica pomerleau halnon with earings

Jessica Anne Pomerleau-Halnon passed away on August 21, 2020 after a courageous two-year battle with breast cancer. She lived her life with tremendous passion and love and the desire to make the world around her a better place. First and foremost were her adoring husband, devoted parents, and close-knit group of cousins. Through a series of conversations with Erik Thompson, Jess’ father Ernie Pomerleau reflects on the intersection of love and grief, and lessons from his daughter. His wisdom, knowing, and insights have helped and supported others who have also found themselves experiencing the unthinkable.

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The short clip above is one of 30+ excerpts drawn from Ernie and Erik’s three conversations. These video breadcrumbs can be sorted and explored by theme.