Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Keith – “You need not be alone”

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

Shannon – Guilt vs Shame

Shannon talks about guilt can be a part of the grieving process but shame has to do with “is there something wrong with me”

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Sara – My Story

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

Jen – “Grief yoga”

Jen talks about how yoga may be beneficial.

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

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Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

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.

Maureen – “Anger”

Maureen talks about the power of anger and how to deal with it.