Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Sara – Music and celebration of life

Sara explains how music can play an importand and significant role in celebrations of life.

Maureen – “Grief can change the landscape of your relationships”

Maureen discusses how relationships can be challenged by grief.

Rev. Sky – “Why”

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

Rev. Sky talks about going forward and growing in the grief process.

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Left Out: Enfranchising Children’s Grief and Loss

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.…

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.