Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

Caleigh – Play Session

Caileigh discusses child play sessions, how children can learn about confusing feelings of grief and ways to cope.

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Jacqueline – Humour

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving

Chantal – Grief and art therapy group

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

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.

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Claudia – My story

Claudia tells her story about art and grief

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love