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Lisa – How to support someone in grief

Lisa shares what was helpful from other people when she was grieving

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.

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

John – Empower yourself

John shares his thoughts about how to support someone in grief and his processes

Sam – Mental health tools and resources

Sam discusses talking care of his mental health and group therapy after losing his father, uncle and cousin

Jessica M – Continuing Bonds

Jessica talks about the values of continuing bonds and connections with people who are not here anymore. She gives some examples of things that have made her more connected to her Mom.

Matt – Music helped my grief

Matt discusses how creativity and music help his grief

Angie – Cumulative grief, cumulative trauma

Angie discusses the challenges of policing and how trauma and grief can accumulate

Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to have a loved on in an old age home

Susan – “Death literacy”

Susan talks about knowledge and the process of dying.

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Katie – Intellectual disabilities and grief

Katie discusses how many people don’t realize people with disabilities grieve too.