Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

Marija explains how all of the losses we experience during a pandemic are compounded

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is

Preparing For and Coping with Special Days

Special Days can be days we have honoured with our loved ones that many others celebrate or more personal dates and milestones with your loved one. As these days approach, it can be difficult to figure out how to move through a Special Day. Do you do what you’ve always done? What do you do…

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Jacqueline – How to help a grieving friend

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

Maureen – “Trust yourself”

Maureen talks about finding your own way in your healing process.

Janice – “Practical tools”

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

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.”

Community Grief Toolkit [Downloadable!]

This toolkit also reflects on how we support grief in the community. The tools to come together and honour our collective experiences and how to build the resources for further support.

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.