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Susan – “Celebration”

Susan discuss her thoughts on why the process of dying shouldn’t be clinical.

Lyss – Losing My Mother

Lyss discusses losing her mother and how her first thought was that her mother would never meet her kids Now being a mother herself brings back many memories of her.

Joyce – Walking beside people who are stuggling with addiction

Joyce explains why it so important to help people who are struggling with addiction

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.

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to avoid triggers

Lyss – Writing Songs and Words

Lyss shares about how writing songs and words has helped her with intense feelings

Kim – Facebook and connecting

Kim – discussses our need to connect and how Facebook was useful after her Mum’s death

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

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

Caitlin – “It’s hard work”

Caitlin talks about dealing with grief. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

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

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

Christian talks about those that have very little and how COVID amplified their difficulties