Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Cheryl – “What is grief”

Cheryl defines grief and talks about how we all grieve differently.

Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others

Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Keith – “We need one another”

Keith talks about the importance of story, understanding our journey and how we are connected.

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self

Jean – My Story

Jean talks about isolation and grieving during a pandemic

Claudia – Art, art as therapy and art therapy

Claudia discusses the definition of therapy and how art therapists are formally trained.

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers