Tending to My Garden of Grief

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

November 22, 2022

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

December 10, 2018

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Chantal – Grief and art therapy group

August 5, 2022

Chantal talks about the honour of being witness to other peoples story and exploration of grief and art therapy

Rev. Sky – “Weepies”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about weepies, that they are OK and how to deal with them.

Michele – Creative expression and processing grief

March 14, 2022

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving selfMichele talks about coping that since being a child how creativity helped

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Claudia – Art in community versus art therapy

August 2, 2022

Claudia explains how art therapists are trained and how what they do is different that doing art in community

Janice – “Feelings just are”

December 10, 2018

Janice explains the importance of listening to, trusting and honouring ourselves and our feelings.

Grief and Disability: Carrie’s Story

September 20, 2022

It has become clear to me over time that we have much work to do to ensure the delivery of disability-sensitive grief literacy and grief support. In March of 2022 my proposal for four 1-hour sessions was approved, we provided the program for 20 participants. My heart was full in each session.

My heart remains full of hope that conversations, education, and expertise about disability sensitive end of life care and grief support will gain momentum as more and more people join in on this vital conversation.

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

December 10, 2018

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

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

December 10, 2018

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.