Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

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

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

Teresa – Understanding people with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa shares an example and discusses the importance of truly understanding people with intellectual disabilities when they are telling us their stories

Maureen – Preparing for holidays

Maureen gives some ideas to help during holidays like connecting and taking time out

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

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

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Grief, Exhaustion, & Rest

Many people consider grief to be a response to the death of a loved one, but we grieve so much more than that. Grief is an emotional response to loss of any kind. Both real or perceived loss can trigger the response. The loss of a job, a miscarriage, a breakup, losing a sentimental item,…

Donna – “Grief in conversation”

Donna discusses language and talking about grief.

Rev. Sky – “Retraumatization”

Rev. Sky discusses trauma and re-experiencing the initial emotion had at the beginning of a loss.

Corrie – Triggers

Corrie discuss the many types of triggers

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.