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Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

Jenn – In grief an art therapist can be there to walk with you

Jenn discusses how an art therapists can support you in those moments of pain. They are there to honour your stories and experiences.

Maria – “A place that we love meditation”

Maria guides a place that we love meditation.

Kristal – Grieving the Whole Person

Kristal discusses the importance of recognizing and grieving the entire person who was lost – not just who they were before they had been using drugs.

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Christian – “Grief can bring new life”

Christian explains where he found hope in grief.

John Martin – Coping with grief part 1

John talks gives some pointers to help cope with loss

Valmy – Music for me and for others

Valmy talks about music she has created around her loss and how it helps her connect with others

Janice – “Practical tools”

Janice reveals some practical methods to help with grief.

Cheryl and Mike – “Grieving more than one person”

Mike and Cheryl discuss how it gets complicated with multiple losses. They continue to grieve Cheryl’s father and the death their daughter in a car accident.

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.