Supporting Others

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

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.

John Martin – Loss and Grief- Not Much Help

John talks about the importance of helping people in grief

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit

Kate – Advice to my younger self

Kate explains things being authentic and honest to herself has been very valuable

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

Joyce shares a story of support from a friend and how she managed in her early grief

John Martin – The Trauma of Loss and Grief

John discusses trauma and grief

John Martin Understanding Grief part 3

John Martin Understanding Grief part 3

John talks about grief work and things you need to go through to come out the other side

Left Out: Enfranchising Children’s Grief and Loss

By: Jessica Milette, MSW, RSW All human beings have the capacity to grieve: people with intellectual disabilities, those living with a traumatic brain injury, and children of all ages. However, many people can experience disenfranchised grief when someone dies. Disenfranchised grief is generally grief that is not usually openly acknowledged, socially accepted or publicly mourned.…

Keith – “How can you help”

Keith explains that by imagining being in someone’s position can show you practical ways of helping them.

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.

John – Being helpful to someone in grief

John shares his thoughts on how to help someone in grief