Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Sara – Listening to music

Sara discusses how listening to music can help navigate loss

Maureen – “Trust yourself”

Maureen talks about finding your own way in your healing process.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Christian – “Overdose Death”

Christian talks about an overdose death not defining who that person was.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Claudia – Waterlillies

Claudia talks about how she painted on panels big enough to hug to help her with her grief

Children’s Grief and Loss Toolkit (ages 6-12) [FREE Downloadable PDF]

Grief is a natural experience, and is considered one of the most stressful life events a person can experience. 1 in 14 children under the age of 18 will experience the death of someone close to them. Every year, approximately 200 000 children are grieving the death of someone in their extended family or community.…

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

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

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

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

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

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.