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Kim – Support at the hospital

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

Madelyn – The power of music

Madelyn – discusses the potency of music and processing good and bad memories

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Margaux – “My Grief Story”

Margaux outlines the story of losing her mother to breast cancer and the experience of grief at milestones in her life. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

Shannon – Hope for Healing

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Sara – Music and grief

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

Janice – “The importance of listening”

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

Jackie – Warming up to do art

Jackie explains how warming up is a way into expressive arts

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

Maureen talks about what kind of counselling may work for you.

Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support

Rev. Sky – “Why”

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.