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Jeff – “Change”

Jeff reflects on the ebb and flow of grief during the healing process. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Krista – “Feel the feelings”

Krista discusses why she thinks it’s important to deal with feelings. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Mary S – Dogs

Mary talks about how special dogs are and how much they helped her grief

Rev. Sky – “Feeling numb”

Rev. Sky discusses how feeling numb is a normal emotion and what you need to move forward.

Cameron Halkett – “We Matter Campaign”

Cameron talks about her loss and reads her poem about not being alone.

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Adrienne – Music and grief

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

Carrie – Photography and grieving

Carrie discusses how photography can be very freeing in that it allows for exploration and move us away from the need to explain and can be more about experience what our own process is all about.

Christian – Grieving spaces

Christian talks grieving spaces and people coming together when grieving

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

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

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

Shawn talks about his guilt and the loss of his sister.