Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Maureen – “Our first miscarriage”

Maureen shares insights about her miscarriages.

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Corrie – Triggers

Corrie discuss the many types of triggers

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

Madelyn – Holding space

Madelyn explains how holding space can help anyone in grief

Jacqueline – Art Therapy & Grief

Jacqueline discusses about art therapy and how it brings a special layer to help move through grief

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

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

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

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.