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Jane – My Story

Jane shares her story about losing two of her grandparents just before the pandemic and the ways the pandemic has impacted her ability to process grief.

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps

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 – “No person is an island”

Amanda talks about the power of community and the importance of reaching out.

Corrie – Getting comfortable with discomfort

Corrie talks about being comfortable and uncomfortable with grief

Krista – “How a counsellor helps”

Krista explains how a grief counsellor has helped.

Bryan – Empathy for others

Bryan talks about how losing his father to gun violence was difficult and how taking things day by day helped him get through many difficult times. Now he wants to help children who are going through something similar to what he did. Things will get better and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel

Karyn and Aidan – Going forward

Karyn and Aidan talk about Aidan’s wedding after John died and how they continue to cope

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

Cara talks about how she came to see how people with intellectual disabilities need to be supported in grief

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

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

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.