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Madelyn – Rituals and the Chinese grieving process

Madelyn talks about expressing your grief in Chinese cultures and how rituals are a war of grieving providing comfort

Doug – “Two sides of the story”

Doug talks about perspective and forgiveness. Doug continues to grieve the death of his daughter in a car accident.

Maria – “Equal in and out breath meditation”

Maria guides an equal in and out breath meditation.

Susan – “Honour”

Susan discusses dying and lives well lived.

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Russell – “Relationship”

Russell discusses how loss affects relationships. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Ellen – “Grieving her grandmother”

Ellen talks about her grief and the loss of her grandmother.

Nicole – Advice for Other Professionals Managing Grief

Nicole discusses dealing with repeated loss while working in community outreach, not being afraid to be human.

Kristal – Drug Poisoning During Pandemic Stigma

Kristal discusses how the pandemic has created additional stigma surrounding those who use drugs. She dissuses how it seems like some losses are treated as more deserving of being mourned than others. Many people have had to grieve privately instead of publically within a community. She touches on the state of the public health system during the pandemic.

Sarah K – Be gentle

Sarah shares what what she has learned to help someone going through what she has been through

Russell – “My Story”

Russell discusses learning how to deal with the loss of his son.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief