Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

April 23, 2023

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.

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Claudia – Working with an art therapist

August 2, 2022

Claudia how all art making is theraputic and working with an art therapist amplifies the process in a positive way

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Caleigh – Play Session

February 22, 2023

Caileigh discusses child play sessions, how children can learn about confusing feelings of grief and ways to cope.

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Amanda – “Hospice like home”

December 10, 2018

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

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Janice – “Not feeling grief when someone dies”

December 10, 2018

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

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Janice – “The importance of listening”

December 10, 2018

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

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Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

June 13, 2023

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

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Jenn – The difference between expressive and creative arts

January 24, 2022

Jenn explains the difference between expressive and creative arts. You don’t have to limit yourself to art making to help you through your grief process. Expressive arts encompasses a wide variety of approaches including drama, dance, movement, writing and music

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Rev. Sky – “What is a trigger”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky explains triggers, identifying them and what you need.

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Madelyn – Advice to younger self

July 8, 2021

Madelyn discusses how having feelings is a gift and you can work through tough ones. There is hope.

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Calls to Care, Calls to Action: Bearing Witness to Global Catastrophic Loss of Life and Traumatic Events

December 6, 2023

We bear witness to stories of mass loss of lives, stories of families in Gaza being forced from their land, loss of culture and traditions, and countless other ways systems of colonization and oppression can contribute to other non-death losses those who are directly affected currently and have historically faced. As we discussed in a previous article, we can also experience collective grief following natural disasters, accidents, international conflict, and acts of violence that have resulted in catastrophic loss of lives.

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Keith – “Hope”

December 10, 2018

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

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