Video

Brenda and Dale – “What is grief”

Brenda and Dale talk about their grief journey.They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Marija – Permission to mourn

Marija discusses the value of being allowing yourself to mourn

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

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

Maureen – “Counselling… a safe place”

Maureen discusses the right counselling space for you.

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Donna B – “A Mother salutes her son”

Donna tells her story of joining the army after her son was already a soldier. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Jacqueline – My Story

Jacqueline talks about getting through the feelings after her mother’s death

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

Sam – How grief changes

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about time and grief

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.