Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Rev. Sky – “If you have experienced sudden loss”

Rev. Sky discusses things you can do to help navigate emotions.

Janice – “It’s never too late to grieve”

Janice talks about the importance of noticing feelings.

Chantal – My Story

Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

Rev. Sky talks about going forward and growing in the grief process.

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.

Jen – “Releasing grief through yoga”

Jen discusses how some poses can help release stress.

Rev. Sky – “Retraumatization”

Rev. Sky discusses trauma and re-experiencing the initial emotion had at the beginning of a loss.

Maureen – Holiday Traditions

Maureen talks about anticipating a holiday and considering honouring a loved one

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.