Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

July 16, 2020

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Video

Jen – “Yoga for grief”

December 10, 2018

Jen discusses how yoga can help release stress and give you strength to help deal with the circumstances you need to deal with.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video / Yoga and Grief

Chantal – You don’t have to be an artist to take part in art therapy

August 5, 2022

Chantal explains that you don’t have to be an artist to participate in art therapy and acutally if you have less art experience you will enjoy it more.

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Grief and Disability: Carrie’s Story

September 20, 2022

It has become clear to me over time that we have much work to do to ensure the delivery of disability-sensitive grief literacy and grief support. In March of 2022 my proposal for four 1-hour sessions was approved, we provided the program for 20 participants. My heart was full in each session.

My heart remains full of hope that conversations, education, and expertise about disability sensitive end of life care and grief support will gain momentum as more and more people join in on this vital conversation.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Grief and Trauma / I Am A Professional / Supporting Others

Carrie – Creating a photo narrative

June 21, 2021

Carrie explains how photography can give insight and express things that there reallhy aren’t words for. Photography can be one addtitional way in which to express and capture those moments of our sorrow, grief and pain as well as transformation and healing

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Rev. Sky – “What is trauma?”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses how trauma affects us on many levels.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Maureen – Holiday kindness and grief

December 21, 2020

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

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Janice – “Feelings”

December 10, 2018

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

June 13, 2023

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.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / I Am A Supporter / Supporting Others / Video

Sara – My Story

April 30, 2021

Sara talks about why she became a music therapist, espression and connecting to feelings

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Music / My Story Video / Video

Ripples of Grief: Supporting Ourselves, Others, and our Communities After a Death

June 21, 2023

By Jessica Milette, MSW, RSW When death knocks on the door of a community, each of us are impacted. Sometimes a death will touch many lives across a community, whether people knew the deceased personally or not. We may grieve the death of a family member, friend, or acquaintance, a well-known community member, or someone…

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Collective/Community Grief / Supporting Others