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Maureen – “Permission to mourn”

Maureen explains about grief being valid and how important it is to look after yourself.

Logan – Advice

Logan discusses how its good tp let out your emotions

Logan – My story

Logan talks about the death of his father and bone cancer and how writing music helped

Holly – How can we help someone who is grieving

Holly has some helpful tips how to help someone who is grieving

Justin – My story with music and grief

Justin how he came to find music as grief therapy and how it helps him express his grief

John Martin – Loss and Grief – Be Careful What You Say to Someone Who Hurts

John discusses how what you say to a griever is very important

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.

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

Jackie – Expressive arts can help when grief is confusing

Jackie talks about how working with an artist therapist helped her after her sister and mother died

Hope – Going back to school

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Susan – “Beliefs”

Susan shares her personal thoughts on beliefs and what happens after you die.

Antoinetta – Things that are hard about school

Antoinetta shares about the challenges she faced when returning to school after her father died