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Maureen – “Grief is a messy non-linear place”

Maureen explains how you wind your way through grief and that is normal.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Amber – Support

Amber talks about following through on offers of support

Teresa – Grief and people with intellectual disabilities

Teresa discusses some of the key issues facing people with intellectual disabilites in grief. She addresses the importance ot taking time to understand.

Jessica M – A Parking Lot Memorial

Jessica shares how her family gathered after her uncle died during COVID and how her family came up with a creative way of getting together in a parking lot.

Jackie – Using expressive arts as a tool for grief

Jackie talks about being able to express yourself and how it helps with grief

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Krista – “It feels good to get the anger out”

Krista talks about it feeling good to get the anger out. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Mary S – My story

Mary discusses the end stages of her husband of 40 years gireiving him and grieving who she was when with him

Chantal – You don’t have to be an artist to take part in art therapy

Chantal explains that you don’t have to be an artist to participate in art therapy and acutally if you have less art experience you will enjoy it more.

Russell – “Supporting each other”

Russell discusses how he is adjusting to the new normal. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Lyss – Therapy and the right fit

Lyss talks about therapy and finding the right fit