Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

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

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

Janice talks about how it can help to let the feelings come up.

Caleigh – Play Therapy

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Craig – Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Craig how he overcame a series of challenges, including the loss of his marriage, his job, and his home. He talks about how he found the strength to keep going and how he learned to be more resilient.

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

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.

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

Maureen talks about what kind of counselling may work for you.

Caileigh – Working with children in grief

Caileigh shares why she likes working with and supporting children in grief. “Over the course of their lives, children and youth and families experience a lot of losses, and it’s an empowering job to empower others. I’m not only empowering them, but I’m also building parent capacity in recognizing that it does take a village and it takes a community to support a child.”