Grief and Trauma

Finding Your Way Through Hard Feelings Playlist

July 6, 2020

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Grief and Trauma / Video / Video Playlist

Tending to My Garden of Grief

July 6, 2022

So long as I remember the lives of those I have lost, honour their presence and impact on me and celebrate their spirit, they will continue to live with me and the pain will feel bearable. It will no longer stop me in my tracks. Instead, it will encourage me and propel me forward through the transmutation of that grief into something different, something more nuanced and fluid. I’d like to share a practice for processing grief which I have found to be especially helpful.

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Grief and Trauma / Supporting Others

Brenda and Dale – “Their Story”

December 17, 2018

Brenda and Dale tell the story of their son’s suicide. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.

Grief and Trauma / My Story Video / Suicide / Video

When Death Comes Suddenly

April 28, 2022

When someone dies suddenly we often struggle with grief that is raw, unpredictable and powerful.

Blog Post / Death of A Loved One / Grief and Trauma / Perinatal / Suicide / Supporting Others

Russell – “Be good to yourself”

December 16, 2018

Russell explains that looking after himself gives him the strength to look after others. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Perinatal / Video

Rev. Sky – “It’s OK to cry”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about loss due to gun violence, that it’s OK to cry and finding an outlet.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Donna B – “When the death is public”

September 24, 2019

Donna discusses healing and a public death. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death During Service / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

John Martin – The Shocking Reality of Painful Loss

March 13, 2022

John talks about shock and grief

Grief and Trauma / Supporting Others / Video

Collective Grief

May 22, 2022

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Death During Service / Death of a Child / Death of a Grandparent / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Death of a Partner / Death of a Sibling / Grief and Trauma / In Memoriam / Suicide / Supporting Others

Krista – “Range of emotions”

November 11, 2019

Krista talks about the journey towards acceptance.

Death By Overdose / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about going forward and growing in the grief process.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Rev. Sky – “It gets easier”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about time and allowing emotion.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video