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Susan – “Not wanting to be a burden”

Susan talks about the fear of dying becoming a burden and selfishness.

Madelyn – My story

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

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Teresa – Understanding people with intellectual disabilities and grief

Teresa shares an example and discusses the importance of truly understanding people with intellectual disabilities when they are telling us their stories

Justin – My story with music and grief

Justin how he came to find music as grief therapy and how it helps him express his grief

Adam – Advice

Adam shares his advice about losing and remembering a loved one

Corrie – Getting comfortable with discomfort

Corrie talks about being comfortable and uncomfortable with grief

Kara – “Hearing it in my mind”

Kara discusses how she hears the strength of her relationship in her mind. Kara continues to grieve the death of her partner.

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self

Zoreena – Tribute

Zoreena talks about tributes, family, pulling together and not being able to have a funeral

Susan – “Beliefs”

Susan shares her personal thoughts on beliefs and what happens after you die.