Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Claudia – Defining an art therapist

Claudia talks about art therapy as a form of psycho therapy

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

Jen discusses the ups and downs of the 1st year.

Grief and Disability: Carrie’s Story

It has become clear to me over time that we have much work to do to ensure the delivery of disability-sensitive grief literacy and grief support. In March of 2022 my proposal for four 1-hour sessions was approved, we provided the program for 20 participants. My heart was full in each session.

My heart remains full of hope that conversations, education, and expertise about disability sensitive end of life care and grief support will gain momentum as more and more people join in on this vital conversation.

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

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

Chantal – What is art therapy?

Chantal explains how art therapy helps us express in ways that words can’t

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

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.

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.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

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