Grief and Trauma

Rev. Sky – “What is trauma?”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses how trauma affects us on many levels.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Rev. Sky – “Grief is a journey”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about her personal loss and the positive changes that happen as we journey through grief.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

When Death Feels like a Thief

August 24, 2022

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Blog Post / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Death During Service / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / I Am A Griever / Living with Dying / Perinatal / Suicide

Rev. Sky – “Weepies”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about weepies, that they are OK and how to deal with them.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Bryan – Empathy for others

October 30, 2021

Bryan talks about how losing his father to gun violence was difficult and how taking things day by day helped him get through many difficult times. Now he wants to help children who are going through something similar to what he did. Things will get better and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

Death of a Parent / Grief and Trauma / Video

Sarah K – Talking to my kids

February 7, 2022

Sarah discusses the challenges of discussing her kids about their Dad;s death to heroin and helping them on their journey through grief

Death By Overdose / Grief and Trauma / Supporting Others / Video

Living in the Aftermath of Traumatic Death

May 20, 2020

The sudden unexpected, traumatic death of a loved one is something like having a limb torn off.

Shocking. As if the air has been sucked from your lungs and you can’t manage another breath.

Blog Post / Grief and Trauma

Rev. Sky – “Sharing”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky explains how sharing helps you heal.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Russell – “Going back to work”

December 16, 2018

Russell talks about the process of going back to work. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Perinatal / Video

Russell – “My Story”

December 16, 2018

Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / My Story Video / Video

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Supporting Others / Video

Krista – “Dealing with it”

December 4, 2019

Krista tells about the differences people have in dealing with it. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video