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Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Justin – Expression and grief

Justin talks about what his grief is like and hope

Sara – Creating music

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Sarah K – Trauma therapy

Sarah explains how she felt broken after her husband’s death to overdose and how grief therapy helped her untangle all the feelings that came from such an unexpected death

Janice – “Go into feelings”

Janice explains how important it is to pay attention to your feelings.

Jackie – What expressive arts are about

Jackie talks about being self conscious about her art skills and how coming back to what feels good works

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Donna – “Grief in conversation”

Donna discusses language and talking about grief.

Angie – Cumulative grief, cumulative trauma

Angie discusses the challenges of policing and how trauma and grief can accumulate

Claudia – Materials in art therapy

Claudia discusses all of the wonderful options of materials to use in art therapy. Art, markers, clay, pencils, water collours, cutting, tearing. They physical engagment with the materials is like alchemy.