Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Chantal – You don’t have to be an artist to take part in art therapy

Chantal explains that you don’t have to be an artist to participate in art therapy and acutally if you have less art experience you will enjoy it more.

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

Madelyn talks about how it’s ok to not be ok.

Carrie – Validation

Carrie talks about validation and feeling that someone is full responsive and fully present to you and what is going on in your grief… feeling “felt”

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

What Does Grief Support Look Like?

When we experience significant, on-going symptoms of grief that interfere with our adjustment to the reality of our loss, it can be time to seek professional help. It can be difficult to know where to find help and what grief support options are available.

Madelyn – Rituals and the Chinese grieving process

Madelyn talks about expressing your grief in Chinese cultures and how rituals are a war of grieving providing comfort

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Madelyn – The power of music

Madelyn – discusses the potency of music and processing good and bad memories

Sara – Creating music

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process

Christian – “Remembering together in a meaningful way”

Christian discusses the power of memories.