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Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

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

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.

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids

Teresa – The journey in supporting people with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa talks about the importance of the philosophical change in helping people with intellectual disabilities die with dignity, how we can focus on what they need and the individual experiences

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

Antoinetta – Myth that tragedy brings family together

Antoinetta discusses the challenges that her family faced after the death of her father

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Amber – Support

Amber talks about following through on offers of support

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

Christian – “Grief can bring new life”

Christian explains where he found hope in grief.

Jackie – Using expressive arts as a tool for grief

Jackie talks about being able to express yourself and how it helps with grief

Doug – “Two sides of the story”

Doug talks about perspective and forgiveness. Doug continues to grieve the death of his daughter in a car accident.