Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Wallowing”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about how wallowing can help you release emotions and heal.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

April 23, 2023

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.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Professional / I Am A Supporter / Video

Jessica M – Grief is unique for each person

June 13, 2023

Jessica discusses our uniquenesses during grief, giving yourself permission to grieve and that there are many ways of self care during grief.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / I Am A Professional / Video

Marija – The wilderness of grief

June 2, 2021

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

April 16, 2021

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Amanda – “Listening”

December 10, 2018

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Supporting Others / Video

Jacqueline – You don’t have to be an artist

August 26, 2022

Jacqueline discusses how in art therapy we tap into that child in all of us that is not concerned about what is right or wrong

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Cara – People with intellectual disabilities need to be recognized and honoured in their grief

November 6, 2022

Cara talks about grievers living with intellectual disabilities and that it’s not about those of us who are neuro-typical, giving them a voice or providing them or saying things for them. Rather, it’s that they already have a voice. They already have these experiences and they want them to be recognized, acknowledged and honoured.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Grief and Disability: Carrie’s Story

September 20, 2022

It has become clear to me over time that we have much work to do to ensure the delivery of disability-sensitive grief literacy and grief support. In March of 2022 my proposal for four 1-hour sessions was approved, we provided the program for 20 participants. My heart was full in each session.

My heart remains full of hope that conversations, education, and expertise about disability sensitive end of life care and grief support will gain momentum as more and more people join in on this vital conversation.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Grief and Trauma / I Am A Professional / Supporting Others

Sara – Music and grief

April 30, 2021

Sara discusses how music can connect and help by acknowledging grief and bringing comfort

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Music / Video

Rev. Sky – “Why”

December 10, 2018

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

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

August 26, 2022

Jacqueline explains how art can be like journal entries that you would keep private

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video