Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Keith – “You need not be alone”

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

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Sara – Listening to music

Sara discusses how listening to music can help navigate loss

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

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.

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

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

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Maureen – “Our first miscarriage”

Maureen shares insights about her miscarriages.

Michele – Covid and support

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in griefMIchele talks about COVID restrictions, technology and ways to support

Caileigh – Working with children in grief

Caileigh shares why she likes working with and supporting children in grief. “Over the course of their lives, children and youth and families experience a lot of losses, and it’s an empowering job to empower others. I’m not only empowering them, but I’m also building parent capacity in recognizing that it does take a village and it takes a community to support a child.”