Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

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

Michele – Talks about being a death doula

Michele explains what death doula’s do. Doula means servant. They support people on many different levels… for instance, emotionally, spiritually and physically

Rev. Sky – “Grief is a journey”

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

Claudia – Art therapy and costs

Claudia talks about how people may shy away from art therapy because of costs and how training schools can be an option

Jenn – What an art therapist can show us about processing grief

Jenn talks about how art can give a form to grief. It can give it shape and texture so it can be seen when it is often so invisible. It can also be messy which so like our grief experience

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

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

Cara – The real issues for grieving people with intellectual disabilities

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.

Sara – My Story

Sara talks about why she became a music therapist, espression and connecting to feelings

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Maureen – “Peer vs professional support”

Maureen talks about getting help and what is right for you.