Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

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.

Jacqueline – Advice to Younger Self

Jacqueline talks about seeking help and being kind to yourself

Jeff K – “What is grief”

Jeff discusses the many aspects of grief and how we are all connected. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is

Madelyn – Grieving process as a 2nd generation Canadian

Madelyn talks about being a 2nd generation Canadian, some things she has learend working in palliative care as a music therapist

Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist

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

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.

Shannon – Growing through Grief

Shannon discusses post traumatic growth and how it can be an expectation

Marija – Permission to mourn

Marija discusses the value of being allowing yourself to mourn

Community Grief Toolkit [Downloadable!]

This toolkit also reflects on how we support grief in the community. The tools to come together and honour our collective experiences and how to build the resources for further support.

Rev. Sky – “It gets easier”

Rev. Sky talks about time and allowing emotion.

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.