Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice – “Risks”

Janice talks about risks in behaviour and progress.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Keith – “How can you help”

Keith explains that by imagining being in someone’s position can show you practical ways of helping them.

Keith – “We need one another”

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

Jacqueline – Crying

Jacqueline talks about how grief is love and how crying is natural

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

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

Maureen – Preparing for holidays

Maureen gives some ideas to help during holidays like connecting and taking time out

Maureen – “Pregnancy and infant loss”

Maureen explains how pregnancy and infant loss is often misunderstood or underestimated.

Jessica M – My Story

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

Carrie – Grief and creativity

Carrie talks about creativity and expressing grief and loss… that in many ways can offer insight and comfort for those who are grieving

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.

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.