Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Trauma, grief, and loss, sudden death”

Rev. Sky introduces herself and explains why she is in these videos.

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Janice – “Grief is a response to loss”

Janice discusses waves of grief and how important it is to go with it.

Madelyn -Healing and support group for Asian Canadian women

Madelyn discusses the value in having your voice heard

Janice – “Being triggered”

Janice discusses triggering, overreacting, under-reacting, and taking responsibility for the size of our feelings.

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

Sara – Listening to music

Sara discusses how listening to music can help navigate loss

Janice – “Practical tools”

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Janice – “It’s never too late to grieve”

Janice talks about the importance of noticing feelings.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Claudia – Art and coping with grief and loss

Claudia talk about how art is especially beneficial for someone coping with grief and loss