Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Grief is a journey”

Rev. Sky talks about her personal loss and the positive changes that happen as we journey through grief.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling numb”

Rev. Sky discusses how feeling numb is a normal emotion and what you need to move forward.

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Shannon – Power of Presence

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Corrie – Pandemic of grief

Corrie discusses how much grief there is

Caleigh – Play Session

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

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

Donna – “Living with grief”

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

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Sara – Creating music

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process