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Justin – Song writing and lyrics

Justin explains how lyrics can help convey feelings and how loss has impacted you

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Claudia – My story

Claudia tells her story about art and grief

Marija – Permission to mourn

Marija discusses the value of being allowing yourself to mourn

Lisa – What I do with my music

Lisa discusses what she does with the songs she writes and how they work for her when she needs to tap into a safe space

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt

Bryan – Helping Others

Bryan explains how his experience with grief has helped him help others and why it’s so important for him.

Keith – “My story”

Keith tells his story and why he became a counsellor.

Susan – “Music”

Susan explains the value of listening to music and how it comforts her.

John – The power of journaling

John shares how journaling has helped him so much

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

John Martin – Loss and Grief- Make Sure You Hear Their Story

John about the importance of hearing a griever