Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Christian – “When people say dumb things”

Christian explains how he deals with people who say dumb things.

Sara – Lyrics

Sara talks about how lyrics can have an impact on how we experience music

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Grief, Breastfeeding, and Care

In this essay, I share a bit about my story of grief and breastfeeding. I also share some thoughts about the cultural grief some people are carrying about the lack of support afforded to lactating families whose goal it is to feed their baby from their body. I use some gendered language throughout this essay…

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

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.

Craig – My Story

Craig’s story is one of resilience and triumph. In the span of just 18 months, he lost his marriage, his mom, two dogs, a cat, his job, and his house. But rather than give up, he picked himself up and started over. He went back to school to become a therapist, and now he’s helping others who are struggling to overcome adversity. Craig’s story is a reminder that no matter how bad things seem, there is always hope. With hard work and determination, you can overcome any challenge.