Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

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

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

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Janice – “Feelings”

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

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Jenn – Art can be grounding and meditative

Jenn explains how the textures , qualities and colours of art can be grounding and meditative

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

Rev. Sky – “Wallowing”

Rev. Sky talks about how wallowing can help you release emotions and heal.

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

Marija explains how all of the losses we experience during a pandemic are compounded