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Maria – “Equal in and out breath meditation”

Maria guides an equal in and out breath meditation.

John – Lasagna

John talks about the “widower’s meal”… Lasagna, and learning how to cook for his daughters after his wife died

Claudia – Art and coping with grief and loss

Claudia talk about how art is especially beneficial for someone coping with grief and loss

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.

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

Sam – Depression

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

Marija explains how all of the losses we experience during a pandemic are compounded

Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support

Jacqueline – Advice to Younger Self

Jacqueline talks about seeking help and being kind to yourself

Teresa – Main issues with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa shares some of the main issues that people with intellectual disabilities in grief such as communication and size of their circles