Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Carrie – Creating a photo narrative

Carrie explains how photography can give insight and express things that there reallhy aren’t words for. Photography can be one addtitional way in which to express and capture those moments of our sorrow, grief and pain as well as transformation and healing

Calls to Care, Calls to Action: Bearing Witness to Global Catastrophic Loss of Life and Traumatic Events

We bear witness to stories of mass loss of lives, stories of families in Gaza being forced from their land, loss of culture and traditions, and countless other ways systems of colonization and oppression can contribute to other non-death losses those who are directly affected currently and have historically faced. As we discussed in a previous article, we can also experience collective grief following natural disasters, accidents, international conflict, and acts of violence that have resulted in catastrophic loss of lives.

Maureen – “They are still your child”

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Shannon – Guilt vs Shame

Shannon talks about guilt can be a part of the grieving process but shame has to do with “is there something wrong with me”

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

Janice talks about how it can help to let the feelings come up.

Janice – “Risks”

Janice talks about risks in behaviour and progress.

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

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.