Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in grief

Jenn – In grief an art therapist can be there to walk with you

Jenn discusses how an art therapists can support you in those moments of pain. They are there to honour your stories and experiences.

Jacqueline – Humour

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

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

Donna – “Grief in conversation”

Donna discusses language and talking about grief.

Jacqueline – You don’t have to be an artist

Jacqueline discusses how in art therapy we tap into that child in all of us that is not concerned about what is right or wrong

Rev. Sky – “Youth alert”

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

Rev. Sky – “Why”

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.

Maureen – “Our first miscarriage”

Maureen shares insights about her miscarriages.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

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.”