Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Madelyn – Expressing your feelings

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

Jacqueline – How to help a grieving friend

Jacqueline discusses the power of just being there with someone in grief

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Shannon – Enough

Shannon talks about us all doing the very best we can from the perspectives of a licensed clinical counselor and losing her husband to suicide.

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

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

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.

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

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.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

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

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

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