Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Jacqueline – Art Therapy & Grief

Jacqueline discusses about art therapy and how it brings a special layer to help move through grief

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Madelyn – Advice to younger self

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

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Janice – “It’s never too late to grieve”

Janice talks about the importance of noticing feelings.

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

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

Maureen – “They are still your child”

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.

Janice – “More to deal with than death when someone dies”

Janice explains that when somebody dies it’s not just the death that you are dealing with but the entire relationship.

Rev. Sky – “Emotions”

Rev. Sky talks about the emotions that come along with loss and outlets that can help.