Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

Madelyn talks about how it’s ok to not be ok.

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Sara – Music and grief

Sara discusses how music can connect and help by acknowledging grief and bringing comfort

Who are we to Decide? The Many Paths through Grief

A lot of my work with clients involves hearing their stories, but also answering many questions about if their grief is “normal”. Their grief is overwhelming, and our dominant culture’s strong message is – that grief should be kept at its edges, I often find this pervasive intention creeps into griever’s experiences – and my…

Jen – “Releasing grief through yoga”

Jen discusses how some poses can help release stress.

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.

Claudia – Defining an art therapist

Claudia talks about art therapy as a form of psycho therapy

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

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.

Janice – “Grief is a response to loss”

Janice discusses waves of grief and how important it is to go with it.

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.