Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Jacqueline – Where to store art works

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

Chantal – Graphic novels and art therapy

Chantal defines what a graphic novel is and how words mix with imagery like a dance

Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.

Maureen – Preparing for holidays

Maureen gives some ideas to help during holidays like connecting and taking time out

Thoughts on International Overdose Awareness Day 2023

We lead multifaceted lives, and the deaths of those we love who have died by drug poisoning contain multitudes. The death of a loved one can bring intense grief, shock, anger, shame, or guilt. People who use drugs, and those who love them that they leave behind, face stigma in North America’s dominant, settler culture.

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.