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John Martin – Loss and Grief – Get Your Feeling Out

John discusses the importance of getting your feelings out

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

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

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in grief

Kara “It Changes You”

Kara tells her story and explains how things have changed on her journey. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

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.

Rev. Sky – “It gets easier”

Rev. Sky talks about time and allowing emotion.

Joyce – A favorite memory with music

Joyce tells a story about her son supporting her and the power of music

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

Joyce talks about the positive experiences she has in helping other people in grief

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to avoid triggers

Mary – Music as a tool

Mary talks about her involvement in songwriting and in hospice