Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jacqueline – It’s an Honour

August 26, 2022

Jacqueline explains why it’s an honour to be a part of her clients healing journey

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Rev. Sky – “What is a trigger”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky explains triggers, identifying them and what you need.

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Teresa – Understanding people with intellectual disabilities and grief

October 1, 2022

Teresa shares an example and discusses the importance of truly understanding people with intellectual disabilities when they are telling us their stories

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Jean – What grief feels like physically

April 1, 2022

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

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Grief, Exhaustion, & Rest

March 21, 2024

Many people consider grief to be a response to the death of a loved one, but we grieve so much more than that. Grief is an emotional response to loss of any kind. Both real or perceived loss can trigger the response. The loss of a job, a miscarriage, a breakup, losing a sentimental item,…

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Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

March 14, 2022

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self

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Madelyn – Expressing your feelings

July 8, 2021

Madelyn talks about being a 2nd generation Canadian chinese and keeping grief in. She explains the importnace of expressing your feelings and not feel guilty about it

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Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

June 2, 2021

Marija explains how all of the losses we experience during a pandemic are compounded

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Marija – Feeling Disenfranchised Grief in a Pandemic

June 2, 2021

Marija talks about disenfranchised grief and Covid

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

December 6, 2023

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.

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Grief and Disability: Carrie’s Story

September 20, 2022

It has become clear to me over time that we have much work to do to ensure the delivery of disability-sensitive grief literacy and grief support. In March of 2022 my proposal for four 1-hour sessions was approved, we provided the program for 20 participants. My heart was full in each session.

My heart remains full of hope that conversations, education, and expertise about disability sensitive end of life care and grief support will gain momentum as more and more people join in on this vital conversation.

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Rev. Sky – “Youth alert”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about youth and when it’s time to reach out for support.

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