Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice – “Practical tools”

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

Cara – The real issues for grieving people with intellectual disabilities

Cara provides some context for the real issue of grief in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and those supporting them, including that we consider that there’s not a lot of education or information out there about how best to support someone with an intellectual disability who is grieving.

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Calls to Care, Calls to Action: Bearing Witness to Global Catastrophic Loss of Life and Traumatic Events

We bear witness to stories of mass loss of lives, stories of families in Gaza being forced from their land, loss of culture and traditions, and countless other ways systems of colonization and oppression can contribute to other non-death losses those who are directly affected currently and have historically faced. As we discussed in a previous article, we can also experience collective grief following natural disasters, accidents, international conflict, and acts of violence that have resulted in catastrophic loss of lives.

Amanda – “The Little Things”

Amanda talks about how little things can be a huge gift during palliative care.

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

This blog post contains information about using art therapy to process grief, including specific examples.

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others

Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Claudia – Art, art as therapy and art therapy

Claudia discusses the definition of therapy and how art therapists are formally trained.

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time