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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.

Valmy – My story of loss

Valmy talks but the death of her uncle

Sara – Music at the end of life

Sara talks about the values of music at the end of life

Maureen – End stages during a pandemic

Maureen talks about the end stages of her father-in-law during the pandemic.

Susan – “Grieving while dying”

Susan discusses grieving in the process of dying.

Krista – “Mental illness and self medicating”

Krista talks about mental health and self medicating. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers

Lisa – Music and her connection with her father

Lisa talks about the gratitude she has for reconnecting with her father before he died and how much music was a connection for them

Susan – “How love changes”

Susan discusses the concept of how love changes and the role of the dying spouse.

Christian – “When people say dumb things”

Christian explains how he deals with people who say dumb things.

Corrie – Triggers

Corrie discuss the many types of triggers

Jackie – What expressive arts are about

Jackie talks about being self conscious about her art skills and how coming back to what feels good works