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John Martin – Loss, Grief and Anger

John talks about grief and anger

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Hope – Waves of grief

Hope talks about the loss of her father and how grief comes in waves and how a therapist helped her understand that she had pushed her emotions down

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

Teresa – Main issues with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa shares some of the main issues that people with intellectual disabilities in grief such as communication and size of their circles

Lyss – Seasonal Reminders

Lyss seasonal reminders and her mother dying at New Years

Jim – Grief and policing

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.”

Madelyn – Advice to younger self

Madelyn discusses how having feelings is a gift and you can work through tough ones. There is hope.

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself