Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

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

Rev. Sky – “Why”

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.

Rev. Sky – “Weepies”

Rev. Sky talks about weepies, that they are OK and how to deal with them.

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

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.

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

Janice talks about how it can help to let the feelings come up.

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

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

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

Maureen talks about what kind of counselling may work for you.

Madelyn – The power of music

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

Chantal – My Story

Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school