Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

Maureen talks about what kind of counselling may work for you.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Jenn – Art can give a break from grieving

Jenn talks about one of the most overlooked benefits of making art during bereavement. It can provide and escape from your grief.

Madelyn – My story

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

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

Maureen – “Counselling… a safe place”

Maureen discusses the right counselling space for you.

Claudia – Defining an art therapist

Claudia talks about art therapy as a form of psycho therapy