Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

Jen discusses the ups and downs of the 1st year.

Shannon – Growing through Grief

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

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

Jacqueline explains how art can be like journal entries that you would keep private

Professional Insights Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of professionals helping people and families to cope with grief.

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

Janice – “Feelings just are”

Janice explains the importance of listening to, trusting and honouring ourselves and our feelings.

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays