Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

Marija explains how all of the losses we experience during a pandemic are compounded

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Jenn – Your art completely belongs to you

Jenn explains the wonderful thing about art is that piece belongs completely to you and you have the power to do whatever you wish with it . She makes some suggestions as to what you may want to do.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

Claudia – Art therapy and costs

Claudia talks about how people may shy away from art therapy because of costs and how training schools can be an option

Jenn – Art can give a break from grieving

Jenn talks about one of the most overlooked benefits of making art during bereavement. It can provide and escape from your grief.

Michele – Covid and support

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in griefMIchele talks about COVID restrictions, technology and ways to support

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Maureen – “Trust yourself”

Maureen talks about finding your own way in your healing process.

Calls to Care, Calls to Action: Bearing Witness to Global Catastrophic Loss of Life and Traumatic Events

We bear witness to stories of mass loss of lives, stories of families in Gaza being forced from their land, loss of culture and traditions, and countless other ways systems of colonization and oppression can contribute to other non-death losses those who are directly affected currently and have historically faced. As we discussed in a previous article, we can also experience collective grief following natural disasters, accidents, international conflict, and acts of violence that have resulted in catastrophic loss of lives.

Rev. Sky – “Sharing”

Rev. Sky explains how sharing helps you heal.