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Rev. Sky – “Weepies”

Rev. Sky talks about weepies, that they are OK and how to deal with them.

Janice – “Practical tools”

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

Scott – The grieving process

Scott talks about how his song ‘The Good Man James” was about his father, their relationship and how it helped him process their relationship. Find the song at his website www.dotbmusic.ca

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Caleigh – Play Therapy

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Holly – The symbolic nature of death

Holly discusses doing art, the symbolic nature of urns and the denial of death

Sarah K – Supporting someone in grief

Sarah gives her thoughts on how many things there are you can domto support someone in grief and how to be proactive

Scott – The importance of processing

Scott discusses having a nervous breakdown and realizing that he hadn’t fully processed the grief he had been through with the loss of his mother and father. He also discusses how music helped him moving forward

Sarah K – Trauma therapy

Sarah explains how she felt broken after her husband’s death to overdose and how grief therapy helped her untangle all the feelings that came from such an unexpected death

Lisa – Music and her connection with her father

Lisa talks about the gratitude she has for reconnecting with her father before he died and how much music was a connection for them