Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Emotions”

Rev. Sky talks about the emotions that come along with loss and outlets that can help.

Rev. Sky – “It gets easier”

Rev. Sky talks about time and allowing emotion.

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…

Sara – My Story

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

Keith – “How can you help”

Keith explains that by imagining being in someone’s position can show you practical ways of helping them.

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.

Christian – “Grief can bring new life”

Christian explains where he found hope in grief.

Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist

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

Shannon – Hope for Healing

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief