Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Janice – “It’s never too late to grieve”

Janice talks about the importance of noticing feelings.

Maureen – “Trust yourself”

Maureen talks about finding your own way in your healing process.

Rev. Sky – “Weepies”

Rev. Sky talks about weepies, that they are OK and how to deal with them.

Janice – “Risks”

Janice talks about risks in behaviour and progress.

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.

Jeff K – “What is grief”

Jeff discusses the many aspects of grief and how we are all connected. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Left Out: Enfranchising Children’s Grief and Loss

By: Jessica Milette, MSW, RSW All human beings have the capacity to grieve: people with intellectual disabilities, those living with a traumatic brain injury, and children of all ages. However, many people can experience disenfranchised grief when someone dies. Disenfranchised grief is generally grief that is not usually openly acknowledged, socially accepted or publicly mourned.…

Sara – My Story

Sara talks about why she became a music therapist, espression and connecting to feelings

Janice – “Grieving as long as you need to grieve”

Janice talks about her personal grief experiences and understanding the need for grieving as long as you need to.

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.