Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time

Christian – “When people say dumb things”

Christian explains how he deals with people who say dumb things.

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Claudia – Art therapy and costs

Claudia talks about how people may shy away from art therapy because of costs and how training schools can be an option

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

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

Weaving the Tapestry of Love

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…

Janice – “Practical tools”

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Who are we to Decide? The Many Paths through Grief

A lot of my work with clients involves hearing their stories, but also answering many questions about if their grief is “normal”. Their grief is overwhelming, and our dominant culture’s strong message is – that grief should be kept at its edges, I often find this pervasive intention creeps into griever’s experiences – and my…

Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.

Rev. Sky – “Why”

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.