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Valmy – Music for me and for others

Valmy talks about music she has created around her loss and how it helps her connect with others

Finding Your Way Through Hard Feelings Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Maureen – “Permission to mourn”

Maureen explains about grief being valid and how important it is to look after yourself.

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.

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

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

Rosie Koostachin- “We Matter Campaign”

Rosie talks about her life, why you can’t give up hope and that life is important.

Christian – Grieving spaces

Christian talks grieving spaces and people coming together when grieving

Bryan – My Story

Bryan talks about his father being a lawyer and being shot and killed by an apposing lawyer. He talks about his mother and brother and how they have coped

Kristal – Lack of Memorials During Pandemic

Kristal talks about how memorials can offer closure to people who are grieving, find a community, and share stories. With the absence of this during the pandemic, many people turned inward to grieve or isolated, which can create safety issues and have an impact on mental health. She speaks to how this leads to depression, physical pain, and it compounds upon itself.

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic

Janice – “Photographs”

Janice explains how photographs can be a doorway to help move forward.