Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.

Maureen – “Peer vs professional support”

Maureen talks about getting help and what is right for you.

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

Jen discusses the ups and downs of the 1st year.

Grief Busting Zine [Downloadable!]

This zine is designed by mental health professionals and contains information about grief, different types of grief we may experience, gentle reminders on how to move through grief, as well as tips for those who may be supporting someone in their life who is grieving.

Jacqueline – How to help a grieving friend

Jacqueline discusses the power of just being there with someone in grief

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

Madelyn talks about how it’s ok to not be ok.

Jen – “From funeral director to yoga for grief”

Jen talks about how being a funeral director and how yoga and grief became connected for her.

Cheryl – “What is grief”

Cheryl defines grief and talks about how we all grieve differently.

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.