Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Chantal – What is art therapy?

Chantal explains how art therapy helps us express in ways that words can’t

Madelyn – Advice to younger self

Madelyn discusses how having feelings is a gift and you can work through tough ones. There is hope.

Jacqueline – My Story

Jacqueline talks about getting through the feelings after her mother’s death

Maureen – “Milestones and anniversaries”

Maureen talks about loss and what happens over time.

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

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

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Craig – Grieving as a Single Parent

In this video, Craig talks about the challenges of grieving as a single parent. He shares his own experiences and offers advice on how to cope with grief, talk to your kids about what’s happening, and ask for help from others.This video is for any single parent who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is also for anyone who knows a single parent who is grieving and wants to offer support.

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is