Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Keith – “We need one another”

Keith talks about the importance of story, understanding our journey and how we are connected.

Jenn – Art can be grounding and meditative

Jenn explains how the textures , qualities and colours of art can be grounding and meditative

Chantal – Physical symptoms and grieving

Chantal talks about panic attacks and thinking she was having a heart attack

Madelyn – The power of music

Madelyn – discusses the potency of music and processing good and bad memories

Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Claudia – My story

Claudia tells her story about art and 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.

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Caileigh – A safe place to grow and heal

Caileigh talks about how accessing play therapy can support everybody. When children have that safe place to heal, everybody around them feels good and can heal, too.

Rev. Sky – “Wallowing”

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