Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Left Out: Enfranchising Children’s Grief and Loss

By: Jessica Milette, MSW, RSW All human beings have the capacity to grieve: people with intellectual disabilities, those living with a traumatic brain injury, and children of all ages. However, many people can experience disenfranchised grief when someone dies. Disenfranchised grief is generally grief that is not usually openly acknowledged, socially accepted or publicly mourned.…

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Jen – “Grief yoga”

Jen talks about how yoga may be beneficial.

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Janice – “Not feeling grief when someone dies”

Janice talks about why some people don’t feel grief and what it may mean.

Claudia – What do I do when my art is finished

Claudia explains some helpful tips after your art is finished

Chantal – What is art therapy?

Chantal explains how art therapy helps us express in ways that words can’t

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

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

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

Janice talks about how it can help to let the feelings come up.

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.