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Krista – “How a counsellor helps”

Krista explains how a grief counsellor has helped.

Murray – The power of music

Murray discusses the power of music and how it accesses your heart

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Susan – “Grieving while dying”

Susan discusses grieving in the process of dying.

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.

Scott – Process and lyrics

Scott talks about his process with lyrics and how his song “So far away” was for his mother in law. Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

Caileigh – Working with children in grief

Caileigh shares why she likes working with and supporting children in grief. “Over the course of their lives, children and youth and families experience a lot of losses, and it’s an empowering job to empower others. I’m not only empowering them, but I’m also building parent capacity in recognizing that it does take a village and it takes a community to support a child.”

Amanda – “No person is an island”

Amanda talks about the power of community and the importance of reaching out.

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Chantal – Graphic novels and art therapy

Chantal defines what a graphic novel is and how words mix with imagery like a dance

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives