Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Christian – “When people say dumb things”

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

Maureen – “Milestones and anniversaries”

Maureen talks about loss and what happens over time.

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Claudia – Waterlillies

Claudia talks about how she painted on panels big enough to hug to help her with her grief

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Shannon – Growing through Grief

Shannon discusses post traumatic growth and how it can be an expectation

Chantal – Graphic novels and art therapy

Chantal defines what a graphic novel is and how words mix with imagery like a dance

Rev. Sky – “Feeling numb”

Rev. Sky discusses how feeling numb is a normal emotion and what you need to move forward.

Community Grief Toolkit [Downloadable!]

This toolkit also reflects on how we support grief in the community. The tools to come together and honour our collective experiences and how to build the resources for further support.

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.

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

Jacqueline explains how art can be like journal entries that you would keep private