Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Shannon – Blessings and sadness

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Cheryl – “What is grief”

Cheryl defines grief and talks about how we all grieve differently.

Sara – Music at the end of life

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

Alongside

That is also our best, and only role, when supporting a person with a developmental disability to grieve. We must be the one that comes alongside. There is no closer place we can get to. We must be present, be with, perhaps not understanding or comprehending what the person we support is experiencing, but alongside them nonetheless. We must be there, ready to provide whatever we can discover of their unique need in grief.

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

Amanda – “Ministry of Presence”

Amanda discusses how being present with someone can be helpful.

Collective Grief

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.

Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.