Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Sara – Listening to music

Sara discusses how listening to music can help navigate loss

Janice – “Photographs”

Janice explains how photographs can be a doorway to help move forward.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling numb”

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

Maureen – “My miscarriages and attachment”

Maureen tells about her miscarriages, attachment and understanding why she felt so terrible.

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Rev. Sky – “If you have experienced sudden loss”

Rev. Sky discusses things you can do to help navigate emotions.

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Rev. Sky – “Trauma, grief, and loss, sudden death”

Rev. Sky introduces herself and explains why she is in these videos.

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is

Amanda – “The Little Things”

Amanda talks about how little things can be a huge gift during palliative care.