Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

June 13, 2023

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.

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Carrie – Grief and creativity

June 21, 2021

Carrie talks about creativity and expressing grief and loss… that in many ways can offer insight and comfort for those who are grieving

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Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

November 6, 2022

Cara talks about how she came to see how people with intellectual disabilities need to be supported in grief

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Katie “Ongoing Grief”

December 10, 2018

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

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Maureen – “My miscarriages and attachment”

October 17, 2019

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

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Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

December 10, 2018

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

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Shannon – Losing is a life skill

November 22, 2022

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Partner / Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / Perinatal

Claudia – Art and coping with grief and loss

August 2, 2022

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

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Madelyn – The power of music

July 8, 2021

Madelyn – discusses the potency of music and processing good and bad memories

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Weaving the Tapestry of Love

June 12, 2025

Learning to become a better person is a wonderful consequence of being in a loving relationship with someone; you’re present in ways that help them grow into their best self. It’s an organic process you flow with on a journey we map out with intention, though in reality, it remains unknowable. That is why a…

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Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

October 17, 2019

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Perinatal / Video