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Amanda – “No person is an island”

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

Susan – “Honour”

Susan discusses dying and lives well lived.

Maureen – Hospital restrictions during a pandemic

Maureen discusses hospital restrictions while her father-in-law was palliative during the pandemic

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

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

Adrianna – What I would say to younger self

Adrianna talks about tools that helped her with her grief

Caleigh – Play Therapy

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Lyss – Writing Songs and Words

Lyss shares about how writing songs and words has helped her with intense feelings

Brenda and Dale – “Their Story”

Brenda and Dale tell the story of their son’s suicide. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Susan – “Living life”

Susan discuss what it means to live life well.

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Bryan – Mom

Bryan gives his mother credit for how well she raised her two sons after her husband was murdered

Sarah K – Finding my people

Sarah talks about how finding other people that are going through the same grief experience has been very helpful to her.