Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Maureen – “Anger”

Maureen talks about the power of anger and how to deal with it.

Caleigh – Play Therapy

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Chantal – My Story

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

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

Janice talks about how it can help to let the feelings come up.

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Jacqueline – Where to store art works

Jacqueline explains how art can be like journal entries that you would keep private

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Caileigh – Working with children in grief

Caileigh shares why she likes working with and supporting children in grief. “Over the course of their lives, children and youth and families experience a lot of losses, and it’s an empowering job to empower others. I’m not only empowering them, but I’m also building parent capacity in recognizing that it does take a village and it takes a community to support a child.”

Jen – “Grief yoga”

Jen talks about how yoga may be beneficial.

Jen – “Yoga for grief”

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

Jenn – What an art therapist can show us about processing grief

Jenn talks about how art can give a form to grief. It can give it shape and texture so it can be seen when it is often so invisible. It can also be messy which so like our grief experience

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love