Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jen – “Grief yoga”

December 10, 2018

Jen talks about how yoga may be beneficial.

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Maureen – Preparing for holidays

December 21, 2020

Maureen gives some ideas to help during holidays like connecting and taking time out

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Left Out: Enfranchising Children’s Grief and Loss

August 13, 2025

By: Jessica Milette, MSW, RSW All human beings have the capacity to grieve: people with intellectual disabilities, those living with a traumatic brain injury, and children of all ages. However, many people can experience disenfranchised grief when someone dies. Disenfranchised grief is generally grief that is not usually openly acknowledged, socially accepted or publicly mourned.…

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Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

December 10, 2018

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.

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Jessica M – My Story

June 13, 2023

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

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Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

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Claudia – My story

August 2, 2022

Claudia tells her story about art and grief

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Sara – Lyrics

April 30, 2021

Sara talks about how lyrics can have an impact on how we experience music

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Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

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Maureen – Grief and Holidays

December 21, 2020

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

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Jeff K – “What is grief”

December 10, 2018

Jeff discusses the many aspects of grief and how we are all connected. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

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Cara – The real issues for grieving people with intellectual disabilities

November 6, 2022

Cara provides some context for the real issue of grief in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and those supporting them, including that we consider that there’s not a lot of education or information out there about how best to support someone with an intellectual disability who is grieving.

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