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Doug M – “Waiting before making major changes”

September 19, 2019

Doug discusses the importance of waiting to make decisions after you have developed your new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Death of a Partner / Video

Shannon – Losing is a life skill

November 22, 2022

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.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Partner / Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Carrie – Creating a photo narrative

June 21, 2021

Carrie explains how photography can give insight and express things that there reallhy aren’t words for. Photography can be one addtitional way in which to express and capture those moments of our sorrow, grief and pain as well as transformation and healing

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Brenda and Dale – “What is grief”

December 17, 2018

Brenda and Dale talk about their grief journey.They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Krista – “It’s not your fault”

December 4, 2019

Krista discusses how people blame themselves. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Video

Valmy – It’s ok to feel how you are feeling

February 27, 2021

Valmy discusses feelings and how she copes

Music / Video

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

September 28, 2020

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Video

Janice – “Being triggered”

December 10, 2018

Janice discusses triggering, overreacting, under-reacting, and taking responsibility for the size of our feelings.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

February 23, 2023

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.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / I Am A Professional / Video

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

April 23, 2023

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

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Professional / Video

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

March 5, 2022

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of a Parent / Video

Jaylene Delorme-Buggins – “We Matter Campaign”

December 17, 2018

Jaylene talks about addiction, abuse, loss and how she turned her life around.

Grief and Trauma / Support for Indigenous Youth / Video