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Nicole – Using Art and Creativity to Express Grief

Nicole discusses the work she does to allow access to creative outlets such as art hives and gardening.

Rebecca -Absurdity

Rebecca talks about the death of her father and how things can seem real unreal, absurd when in grief

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Laura- Loss to Covid & Disconnection

Susan – “The process is interesting”

Susan talks about her role in the process of dying.

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.

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

John Martin – Loss and Grief- Make Sure You Hear Their Story

John about the importance of hearing a griever

Donna B – “Accepting support”

Donna explains how support can help. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

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