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Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

John Martin – Loss and Grief- Not Much Help

John talks about the importance of helping people in grief

Valmy – It’s ok to feel how you are feeling

Valmy discusses feelings and how she copes

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Margaux – “My Grief Story”

Margaux outlines the story of losing her mother to breast cancer and the experience of grief at milestones in her life. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

Sara – Music and celebration of life

Sara explains how music can play an importand and significant role in celebrations of life.

Russell – “Practical things you can do”

Russell discusses things that give him comfort. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Jacqueline – Advice to Younger Self

Jacqueline talks about seeking help and being kind to yourself

Chantal – You don’t have to be an artist to take part in art therapy

Chantal explains that you don’t have to be an artist to participate in art therapy and acutally if you have less art experience you will enjoy it more.