Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Caleigh – Play Therapy

February 22, 2023

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Kristal – Anger with Grief

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses finding ways to channel her anger due to poor policy leading to deaths from drug poisoning and those individuals not having the support they needed. She discusses how human beings have the right to be flawed and should have the ability to grow, heal, and change.

Donna B – “Brotherhood of Military”

September 24, 2019

Donna talks about support from the extended family of the military. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

April 23, 2023

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

Doug – “My Story”

December 16, 2018

Doug talks about the accident that killed his daughter and his process of grief.

Joyce – Beliefs

April 23, 2023

Joyce talks about her belief system after her son died

Cara – Intellectual disabilities, sharing and expressing about grief

November 6, 2022

Cara discusses how it’s very important that people living with intellectual disabilities have the opportunity to not only know about the information about the person being ill and dying and having the choice and opportunity to go to after death rituals. It’s also really important that they get the opportunity to share their story in whatever way they communicate. This can be verbally through sign language, through communication books, art, music, going for walks, being in nature

Kim – Support at the hospital

March 5, 2022

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Hope – Going back to school

January 26, 2023

Hope talks about the shift she felt when she went back to school after her father’s death.

Zoreena – Ask for help

March 31, 2022

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Adam – Crying and singing

December 21, 2022

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Adam talks about how crying and singing helps him cope even at the cemetary