Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Carrie – Grief and creativity

Carrie talks about creativity and expressing grief and loss… that in many ways can offer insight and comfort for those who are grieving

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Sara – Creating music

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process

Jen – “From funeral director to yoga for grief”

Jen talks about how being a funeral director and how yoga and grief became connected for her.

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

Chantal – My Story

Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school

Jessica M – My Story

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

Maureen – “Anger”

Maureen talks about the power of anger and how to deal with it.

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.