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Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Scott – Music and grief

Scott discusses the relationship between music and grief

Jacqueline – You don’t have to be an artist

Jacqueline discusses how in art therapy we tap into that child in all of us that is not concerned about what is right or wrong

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

Joyce- Learning to live with grief

Joyce shares a story of support from a friend and how she managed in her early grief

Kristal – The Value of all Those Lost

Kristal emphasizes that the lives of those lost to drug poisoning had value, they were an opportunity that was lost, and that the community is missing so much in their absence.

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Craig – My Cumulative Grief

Craig shares his story of experiencing a series of significant losses over the course of two years. He talks about the shock, grief, and uncertainty he felt during this time, and how he coped with the accumulation of loss.Craig’s story is a reminder that grief is a normal and natural response to loss, but it can be overwhelming when it comes in waves. If you are experiencing grief, it is important to reach out for support from friends, family, or a therapist. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and everyone experiences it differently. The important thing is to be patient with yourself and to allow yourself to feel your emotions.

Cara – People with intellectual disabilities need to be recognized and honoured in their grief

Cara talks about grievers living with intellectual disabilities and that it’s not about those of us who are neuro-typical, giving them a voice or providing them or saying things for them. Rather, it’s that they already have a voice. They already have these experiences and they want them to be recognized, acknowledged and honoured.

Janice – “More to deal with than death when someone dies”

Janice explains that when somebody dies it’s not just the death that you are dealing with but the entire relationship.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic