Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Retraumatization”

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

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Donna – “Helping a grieving friend”

Donna shares some practical ways to help someone in grief.

Corrie – Pandemic of grief

Corrie discusses how much grief there is

Claudia – Materials in art therapy

Claudia discusses all of the wonderful options of materials to use in art therapy. Art, markers, clay, pencils, water collours, cutting, tearing. They physical engagment with the materials is like alchemy.

Marija – Feeling Disenfranchised Grief in a Pandemic

Marija talks about disenfranchised grief and Covid

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Maureen – “Grief is a messy non-linear place”

Maureen explains how you wind your way through grief and that is normal.

Craig – Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Craig how he overcame a series of challenges, including the loss of his marriage, his job, and his home. He talks about how he found the strength to keep going and how he learned to be more resilient.

Janice – “It’s hard work”

Janice explains that hard work is necessary to reach the calm and peace.

Janice – “More to deal with than death when someone dies”

Janice explains that when somebody dies it’s not just the death that you are dealing with but the entire relationship.