Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Madelyn – Expressing your feelings

Madelyn talks about being a 2nd generation Canadian chinese and keeping grief in. She explains the importnace of expressing your feelings and not feel guilty about it

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

Jacqueline – My Story

Jacqueline talks about getting through the feelings after her mother’s death

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Shannon – Guilt vs Shame

Shannon talks about guilt can be a part of the grieving process but shame has to do with “is there something wrong with me”

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.

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Preparing For and Coping with Special Days

Special Days can be days we have honoured with our loved ones that many others celebrate or more personal dates and milestones with your loved one. As these days approach, it can be difficult to figure out how to move through a Special Day. Do you do what you’ve always done? What do you do…

Carrie – Photography and grieving

Carrie discusses how photography can be very freeing in that it allows for exploration and move us away from the need to explain and can be more about experience what our own process is all about.

Madelyn – Holding space

Madelyn explains how holding space can help anyone in grief