Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Michele – Talks about being a death doula

Michele explains what death doula’s do. Doula means servant. They support people on many different levels… for instance, emotionally, spiritually and physically

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Janice – “Photographs”

Janice explains how photographs can be a doorway to help move forward.

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Amanda – “The Little Things”

Amanda talks about how little things can be a huge gift during palliative care.

Amanda – “No person is an island”

Amanda talks about the power of community and the importance of reaching out.

Chantal – Grief and art therapy group

Chantal talks about the honour of being witness to other peoples story and exploration of grief and art therapy

Craig – Grieving as a Single Parent

In this video, Craig talks about the challenges of grieving as a single parent. He shares his own experiences and offers advice on how to cope with grief, talk to your kids about what’s happening, and ask for help from others.This video is for any single parent who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is also for anyone who knows a single parent who is grieving and wants to offer support.

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Maureen – “They are still your child”

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.