Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Sara – Music at the end of life

Sara talks about the values of music at the end of life

Jenn – The difference between expressive and creative arts

Jenn explains the difference between expressive and creative arts. You don’t have to limit yourself to art making to help you through your grief process. Expressive arts encompasses a wide variety of approaches including drama, dance, movement, writing and music

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

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

Jen – “From funeral director to yoga for grief”

Jen talks about how being a funeral director and how yoga and grief became connected for her.

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Christian – “Grief can bring new life”

Christian explains where he found hope in grief.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.