Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Amanda – “No person is an island”

Amanda talks about the power of community and the importance of reaching out.

Claudia – Working with an art therapist

Claudia how all art making is theraputic and working with an art therapist amplifies the process in a positive way

Craig – My Cumulative Grief

Craig shares his story of experiencing a series of significant losses over the course of two years. He talks about the shock, grief, and uncertainty he felt during this time, and how he coped with the accumulation of loss.Craig’s story is a reminder that grief is a normal and natural response to loss, but it can be overwhelming when it comes in waves. If you are experiencing grief, it is important to reach out for support from friends, family, or a therapist. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and everyone experiences it differently. The important thing is to be patient with yourself and to allow yourself to feel your emotions.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

Cara – Intellectual disabilities, sharing and expressing about grief

Cara discusses how it’s very important that people living with intellectual disabilities have the opportunity to not only know about the information about the person being ill and dying and having the choice and opportunity to go to after death rituals. It’s also really important that they get the opportunity to share their story in whatever way they communicate. This can be verbally through sign language, through communication books, art, music, going for walks, being in nature

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Madelyn – My story

Madelyn tells her story and how she became a music therapist working in palliative care

Chantal – The benefits of the physical part of art making

Chantal talks about how art can release energy in a healthy cathartic way

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.