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Valmy – Creating a song to open dialogue

Valmy talks about how music helps her process feelings and also helps her express her feelings to others

Susan – “What I think about”

Susan explains how she is living and dying at the same time.

Jenn – In grief an art therapist can be there to walk with you

Jenn discusses how an art therapists can support you in those moments of pain. They are there to honour your stories and experiences.

Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

Ellen talks about her grief and the loss of her grandmother.

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

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.

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

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

Russell – “Relationship”

Russell discusses how loss affects relationships. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Rev. Sky – “What is a trigger”

Rev. Sky explains triggers, identifying them and what you need.

Sam – How grief changes

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about time and grief

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems