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Mary – Music as a tool

Mary talks about her involvement in songwriting and in hospice

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Safe Spaces and Mental Health Access

Nicole discusses how the pandemic affected access to safe spaces and shelters for those living rough and living with addiction.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

Caileigh – Through play children learn so much about their grief

Caileigh discussed how children learn so much about their grief through play. There’s less confusion, there’s less anxiety, there’s more awareness. For the child and the parent, there is more acceptance of grief.

Krista – “Grief counselling helps”

Krista talks about how a listening ear has helped her. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Sam – Depression

Sam who lost his father, uncle and cousin talks about depression and being self aware

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

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 Therapists Can Help

Adrienne explains different ways that music can help grievers

Justin – My story with music and grief

Justin how he came to find music as grief therapy and how it helps him express his grief

Adrianna – My Story

Adrianna talks about the journey she has been on since her brother’s suicide

Lyss – Writing Songs and Words

Lyss shares about how writing songs and words has helped her with intense feelings