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Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Angie – Preparing for Grief on the Job

Angie explains her thoughts on fitting in and doing the right thing

Krista – “Things you can do that help”

Krista shares some of the things that help her through the grieving process.

Christian – Autonomy for the homeless

Christian discusses those who are unhoused and how they want a space that is theirs and how we need to take that seriously especially when it comes to grief

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Chantal – Giving space

Chantal discusses how it is good and honouring to the one you’ve lost to give space and feel everything

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.

Hope – Different lenses

Hope shares about the differences in experiences between losing her father and her Mom losing a spouse

Maureen – “Grief can change the landscape of your relationships”

Maureen discusses how relationships can be challenged by grief.

Susan – “Legacy”

Susan explains her thoughts on three levels of legacy… material, spiritual and the dying story.