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Caileigh – Wanting to fix a grieving child

Caileigh gives advice about the desire to fix, especially to parents who are grieving themselves as well as supporting children who are grieving.

Valmy – Checking in on someone is good

Valmy explains how helpful it is to check in on someone who is grieving

Madelyn – My story

Madelyn tells her story and how she became a music therapist working in palliative care

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

Teresa – Intellectual disabilities grief and time to process

Teresa explains the importance of giving time when communicating with people who have intellectual disabilities

Caileigh – Parent Capacity

Caileigh discusses parent capacity and and how to support their child through their grief is all about inspiring them and empowering them so that they can help their child.

Margaux – “Find People in Similar Situations”

Margaux talks about group therapy and writing as tools for processing grief. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

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.

Maria – “Body Relaxation”

Maria guides a body relaxation meditation.

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief

Cheryl and Mike – “Multiple losses”

Cheryl and Mike discuss the differences in loss of people who love you unconditionally. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

Nicole – Grieving as a community

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