Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Cara – Defining Intellectual disabilities and grief

Cara discusses how grief literacy needs to be improved across the board for people with intellectual disabilities to learn more about grief, death and dying. There is a great need to include them in this natural, normal part of life that we’ll all experience.

Rev. Sky – “What is a trigger”

Rev. Sky explains triggers, identifying them and what you need.

What Does Grief Support Look Like?

When we experience significant, on-going symptoms of grief that interfere with our adjustment to the reality of our loss, it can be time to seek professional help. It can be difficult to know where to find help and what grief support options are available.

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

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

Caleigh – Play Session

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

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Jacqueline – You don’t have to be an artist

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

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.