Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Chantal – The benefits of the physical part of art making

Chantal talks about how art can release energy in a healthy cathartic way

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

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

Alongside

That is also our best, and only role, when supporting a person with a developmental disability to grieve. We must be the one that comes alongside. There is no closer place we can get to. We must be present, be with, perhaps not understanding or comprehending what the person we support is experiencing, but alongside them nonetheless. We must be there, ready to provide whatever we can discover of their unique need in grief.

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

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

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