Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

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.

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

Janice – “Grief and the whole relationship”

Janice uses a personal story to talk about how loss can be related to the whole relationship not just the death.

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.

Sara – Music at the end of life

Sara talks about the values of music at the end of life

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.

Caileigh – Parent Capacity

Caileigh discusses parent capacity and and how to support their child through their grief is all about inspiring them and empowering them so that they can help their child.

Caleigh – Play Session

Caileigh discusses child play sessions, how children can learn about confusing feelings of grief and ways to cope.

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Carrie – Grief and creativity

Carrie talks about creativity and expressing grief and loss… that in many ways can offer insight and comfort for those who are grieving