Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Amanda – “Listening”

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

Jenn – Art can be grounding and meditative

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

Sara – Listening to music

Sara discusses how listening to music can help navigate loss

Janice – “Being triggered”

Janice discusses triggering, overreacting, under-reacting, and taking responsibility for the size of our feelings.

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

Madelyn – My story

Madelyn tells her story and how she became a music therapist working in palliative care

Maureen – Holiday kindness and grief

Maureen discusses grieving during the holidays and being lifter up by kindness

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Madelyn – Rituals and the Chinese grieving process

Madelyn talks about expressing your grief in Chinese cultures and how rituals are a war of grieving providing comfort