Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jenn – Barriers to art

Jenn talks about the barriers that may prevent someone from including art as part of their grief or emotional process including judgment of your art skills and more.

Christian – “Grief can bring new life”

Christian explains where he found hope in grief.

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.

Claudia – You do not have to be an artist to do art therapy

Claudia explains why you do not have to be an artist to benefit

Rev. Sky – “Yearning”

Rev. Sky discusses yearning and how it’s OK to feel those emotions.

Marija – Permission to mourn

Marija discusses the value of being allowing yourself to mourn

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Rev. Sky – “Youth alert”

Rev. Sky talks about youth and when it’s time to reach out for support.

Sara – Music at the end of life

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