Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

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

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

Maureen – “Grief is a messy non-linear place”

Maureen explains how you wind your way through grief and that is normal.

Janice – “Pay attention to our feelings”

Janice discuss the importance of being aware of your feelings.

Maureen – “They are still your child”

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Chantal – Giving space

Chantal discusses how it is good and honouring to the one you’ve lost to give space and feel everything

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

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.

Janice – “It’s never too late to grieve”

Janice talks about the importance of noticing feelings.

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief