Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

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Keith – “We need one another”

December 10, 2018

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

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Maureen – “Grief can come back”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

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Madelyn – Expressing your feelings

July 8, 2021

Madelyn talks about being a 2nd generation Canadian chinese and keeping grief in. She explains the importnace of expressing your feelings and not feel guilty about it

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Cara – Defining Intellectual disabilities and grief

November 6, 2022

Cara discusses how grief literacy needs to be improved across the board for people with intellectual disabilities to learn more about grief, death and dying. There is a great need to include them in this natural, normal part of life that we’ll all experience.

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Maureen – “Anger”

October 17, 2019

Maureen talks about the power of anger and how to deal with it.

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Sara – Creating music

April 30, 2021

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process

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Rev. Sky – “Wallowing”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about how wallowing can help you release emotions and heal.

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Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

August 3, 2022

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

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Maureen – “Carrying grief”

October 17, 2019

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

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Jessica M – Legacy

June 13, 2023

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

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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.

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