Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Claudia – What do I do when my art is finished

Claudia explains some helpful tips after your art is finished

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Jessica M – It’s OK not to cry

Jessica discusses how grief is individual and finding the way forward can be different for everyone.

Caleigh – Play Therapy

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Carrie – Creating a photo narrative

Carrie explains how photography can give insight and express things that there reallhy aren’t words for. Photography can be one addtitional way in which to express and capture those moments of our sorrow, grief and pain as well as transformation and healing

Carrie – Photography and grieving

Carrie discusses how photography can be very freeing in that it allows for exploration and move us away from the need to explain and can be more about experience what our own process is all about.

Maureen – “Trust yourself”

Maureen talks about finding your own way in your healing process.

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in grief

Madelyn -Healing and support group for Asian Canadian women

Madelyn discusses the value in having your voice heard

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Cheryl – “What is grief”

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

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.