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Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Rev. Sky – “Why”

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.

Jim – Significant incidents

Jim discusses being involved in a significant incident and how it’s normal to feel overwhelmed and ruminate over it. You may even start to drink or use drugs to cope. But it’s important to remember that you’re not alone. Many police officers have been through similar experiences. And there are resources available to help you get through this.One of the best things you can do is talk to a trusted friend or colleague. They can offer support and understanding. You can also seek professional help from a therapist or counselor. They can help you to process your experience and develop healthy coping mechanisms. It’s also important to remember that you can’t change the past. But you can learn from it. And you can move on. Don’t let one incident define you. You are a strong and capable person. And you will get through this.

Angie – Cumulative grief, cumulative trauma

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

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

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Joyce – When you are a mother who loses a child

Joyce shares about how she has felt as a mother who lost a child

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Marija – Permission to mourn

Marija discusses the value of being allowing yourself to mourn

Holly – Every grief is unique

Holly talks about how grief can make you feel like you have lost your soul but that there is something to learn

Bryan – Vulnerability

Bryan talks about things are not always OK and that’s OK and things are going to get better

Bryan – Anticipation

Bryan discusses the experience of having his father go through a coma and ultimately dying from gun violence