Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

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

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

Maureen talks about what kind of counselling may work for you.

Janice – “Pay attention to our feelings”

Janice discuss the importance of being aware of your feelings.

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Caleigh – Play Therapy

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.