Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Carrie – Photography and grieving

Carrie discusses how photography can be very freeing in that it allows for exploration and move us away from the need to explain and can be more about experience what our own process is all about.

Chantal – The benefits of the physical part of art making

Chantal talks about how art can release energy in a healthy cathartic way

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Madelyn – Holding space

Madelyn explains how holding space can help anyone in grief

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Jacqueline – Digital Story

Jacqueline discusses what a digital story can be and how creatiing one can create positive breakthroughs

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Rev. Sky – “What is a trigger”

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

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children