Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Maureen – Holiday kindness and grief

Maureen discusses grieving during the holidays and being lifter up by kindness

Michele – Talks about being a death doula

Michele explains what death doula’s do. Doula means servant. They support people on many different levels… for instance, emotionally, spiritually and physically

Michele – My Story

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

Rev. Sky – “What is a trigger”

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

Jessica M – My Story

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Jacqueline – Humour

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving

Jenn – Barriers to art

Jenn talks about the barriers that may prevent someone from including art as part of their grief or emotional process including judgment of your art skills and more.

Rev. Sky – “Sharing”

Rev. Sky explains how sharing helps you heal.

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.