There One Day and Gone the Next : Art Therapy and Grief

Jenn – Art can give voice

January 24, 2022

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.

Jean – Traditions and grief

April 1, 2022

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

December 10, 2018

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.

Rev. Sky – “Grief is a journey”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about her personal loss and the positive changes that happen as we journey through grief.

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

August 2, 2022

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

Jessica M – It’s OK not to cry

June 13, 2023

Jessica discusses how grief is individual and finding the way forward can be different for everyone.

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

August 2, 2022

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

Jacqueline – Humour

August 26, 2022

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving

Donna – “Grief in conversation”

December 10, 2018

Donna discusses language and talking about grief.

Left Out: Enfranchising Children’s Grief and Loss

August 13, 2025

By: Jessica Milette, MSW, RSW All human beings have the capacity to grieve: people with intellectual disabilities, those living with a traumatic brain injury, and children of all ages. However, many people can experience disenfranchised grief when someone dies. Disenfranchised grief is generally grief that is not usually openly acknowledged, socially accepted or publicly mourned.…

Caileigh – Wanting to fix a grieving child

February 23, 2023

Caileigh gives advice about the desire to fix, especially to parents who are grieving themselves as well as supporting children who are grieving.