Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Claudia – Art in community versus art therapy

Claudia explains how art therapists are trained and how what they do is different that doing art in community

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

Jacqueline – How to help a grieving friend

Jacqueline discusses the power of just being there with someone in grief

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Craig – There is No Right Way to Grieve

Craig talks about his experience with grief and how there is no right or wrong way to grieve. He shares his thoughts on how to allow yourself to do what you need to do to heal, even if it doesn’t seem like “self-care.” This video is a reminder that everyone grieves differently and that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to healing.

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Maureen – Holiday kindness and grief

Maureen discusses grieving during the holidays and being lifter up by kindness

Sara – Music and grief

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

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.