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Janice – “Grief and the whole relationship”

Janice uses a personal story to talk about how loss can be related to the whole relationship not just the death.

Susan – “Music”

Susan explains the value of listening to music and how it comforts her.

Rev. Sky – “Sharing”

Rev. Sky explains how sharing helps you heal.

Krista – “Educate yourself”

Krista explains what she thinks is the most important thing to do.Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Adrienne – Music and grief

Adrienne talks about the many ways music can help during a time of grief

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

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

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

Joyce talks about the positive experiences she has in helping other people in grief

Susan – “Legacy”

Susan explains her thoughts on three levels of legacy… material, spiritual and the dying story.

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.