Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

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.

Jacqueline – Digital Story

Jacqueline discusses what a digital story can be and how creatiing one can create positive breakthroughs

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is

Jenn – In grief an art therapist can be there to walk with you

Jenn discusses how an art therapists can support you in those moments of pain. They are there to honour your stories and experiences.

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.

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Amanda – “Listening”

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

Shannon – Growing through Grief

Shannon discusses post traumatic growth and how it can be an expectation

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Jeff K – “What is grief”

Jeff discusses the many aspects of grief and how we are all connected. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.