Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Jacqueline – It’s an Honour

Jacqueline explains why it’s an honour to be a part of her clients healing journey

Chantal – The benefits of the physical part of art making

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

Michele – My Story

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

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Maureen – “Our first miscarriage”

Maureen shares insights about her miscarriages.

Jessica M – Grief is unique for each person

Jessica discusses our uniquenesses during grief, giving yourself permission to grieve and that there are many ways of self care during grief.

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.