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Nicole – Stigma Surrounding Drug Use

March 25, 2023

Nicole discusses how the stigma around drug use has an impact on how people feel able to grieve when those in their community are lost.

Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / Supporting Others / Video

Brenda and Dale – “Family”

December 17, 2018

Brenda and Dale talk about their struggles in being a family. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Safe Spaces and Mental Health Access

March 25, 2023

Nicole discusses how the pandemic affected access to safe spaces and shelters for those living rough and living with addiction.

Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / Supporting Others / Video

Madelyn – Grieving process as a 2nd generation Canadian

July 8, 2021

Madelyn talks about being a 2nd generation Canadian, some things she has learend working in palliative care as a music therapist

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Music / Video

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

March 14, 2022

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Jim – Grief and policing

June 13, 2023

Jim – ” I believe that policing is a profession that is constantly filled with loss. Whether it is losing a partner, a friend, or a loved one, police officers are always dealing with the pain of loss. I also talk about my own personal experience with grief, and how I have learned to cope with it. I hope that this video will help other police officers who are struggling with grief.”

First Responders / I Am A Griever / Video

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

October 17, 2019

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

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Brenda and Dale – “David’s Room”

December 17, 2018

Brenda and Dale discuss their process of dealing with their son’s room. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

August 5, 2022

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Donna – “Helping a grieving friend”

December 10, 2018

Donna shares some practical ways to help someone in grief.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Supporting Others / Video

Christian – “Grief in the opioid crisis”

October 8, 2019

Christian talks about looking for answers in great sadness.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death By Overdose / Grief and Trauma / Video

Amber – Talking to your kids about death

June 8, 2021

Amber talks about how important it is to talk about grief, especially with kids

Death of a Parent / Supporting Others / Video