Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time

Sara – Creating music

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process

Calls to Care, Calls to Action: Bearing Witness to Global Catastrophic Loss of Life and Traumatic Events

We bear witness to stories of mass loss of lives, stories of families in Gaza being forced from their land, loss of culture and traditions, and countless other ways systems of colonization and oppression can contribute to other non-death losses those who are directly affected currently and have historically faced. As we discussed in a previous article, we can also experience collective grief following natural disasters, accidents, international conflict, and acts of violence that have resulted in catastrophic loss of lives.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Carrie – Creating a photo narrative

Carrie explains how photography can give insight and express things that there reallhy aren’t words for. Photography can be one addtitional way in which to express and capture those moments of our sorrow, grief and pain as well as transformation and healing

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Caileigh – A safe place to grow and heal

Caileigh talks about how accessing play therapy can support everybody. When children have that safe place to heal, everybody around them feels good and can heal, too.

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

Rev. Sky talks about going forward and growing in the grief process.

Keith – “How can you help”

Keith explains that by imagining being in someone’s position can show you practical ways of helping them.

Sara – My Story

Sara talks about why she became a music therapist, espression and connecting to feelings

Madelyn – Advice to younger self

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

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.