Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Cara – My story with intellectual disabilities and grief

Cara talks about how she came to see how people with intellectual disabilities need to be supported in grief

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Jen – “Yoga for grief”

Jen discusses how yoga can help release stress and give you strength to help deal with the circumstances you need to deal with.

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

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.

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

Maureen talks about what kind of counselling may work for you.

Jacqueline – Art Therapy & Grief

Jacqueline discusses about art therapy and how it brings a special layer to help move through grief

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Jean – Grief resources and self care

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

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Janice – “Grief is a response to loss”

Janice discusses waves of grief and how important it is to go with it.

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.