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Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

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

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

Maureen – “Grief doesn’t stop, even when the outside world is in crisis”

Maureen gives suggestions about how you can help people in grief

Susan – “Looking for answers”

Susan talks about the concept of a good death.

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.

Sara – Music and grief

Sara discusses how music can connect and help by acknowledging grief and bringing comfort

John – Lasagna

John talks about the “widower’s meal”… Lasagna, and learning how to cook for his daughters after his wife died

Krista – “Things you can do that help”

Krista shares some of the things that help her through the grieving process.

Cheryl and Mike – “Getting help”

Mike and Cheryl talk about their surviving daughter and getting help. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Donna B – “Death of a Child and a Soldier”

Donna talks about losing her son and the military bond. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Jackie – Warming up to do art

Jackie explains how warming up is a way into expressive arts