Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Maureen – Holiday Traditions

Maureen talks about anticipating a holiday and considering honouring a loved one

Carrie – Photography and grieving

Carrie discusses how photography can be very freeing in that it allows for exploration and move us away from the need to explain and can be more about experience what our own process is all about.

Craig – My Cumulative Grief

Craig shares his story of experiencing a series of significant losses over the course of two years. He talks about the shock, grief, and uncertainty he felt during this time, and how he coped with the accumulation of loss.Craig’s story is a reminder that grief is a normal and natural response to loss, but it can be overwhelming when it comes in waves. If you are experiencing grief, it is important to reach out for support from friends, family, or a therapist. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and everyone experiences it differently. The important thing is to be patient with yourself and to allow yourself to feel your emotions.

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Community Grief Toolkit [Downloadable!]

This toolkit also reflects on how we support grief in the community. The tools to come together and honour our collective experiences and how to build the resources for further support.

Rev. Sky – “Why”

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.

Janice – “Grief and the whole relationship”

Janice uses a personal story to talk about how loss can be related to the whole relationship not just the death.

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Rev. Sky – “Retraumatization”

Rev. Sky discusses trauma and re-experiencing the initial emotion had at the beginning of a loss.

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Maureen – “My miscarriages and attachment”

Maureen tells about her miscarriages, attachment and understanding why she felt so terrible.