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Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Chantal – My Story

Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school

Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

Katie – Journaling

Katie talks about grief triggers and mental health triggers

Janice – “Grieving alone”

Janice discusses grieving alone and when its important to have people around you that can listen and understand what you are feeling.

Janice – “Risks”

Janice talks about risks in behaviour and progress.

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Joyce – Using my grief experience to help people

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

Adrianna – Therapy and loss

Adrianna talks about how different kinds of therapy helps