Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers

Claudia – Art therapy and costs

Claudia talks about how people may shy away from art therapy because of costs and how training schools can be an option

Maureen – “Grief is a messy non-linear place”

Maureen explains how you wind your way through grief and that is normal.

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

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

Rev. Sky – “Yearning”

Rev. Sky discusses yearning and how it’s OK to feel those emotions.

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Tending to My Garden of Grief

So long as I remember the lives of those I have lost, honour their presence and impact on me and celebrate their spirit, they will continue to live with me and the pain will feel bearable. It will no longer stop me in my tracks. Instead, it will encourage me and propel me forward through the transmutation of that grief into something different, something more nuanced and fluid. I’d like to share a practice for processing grief which I have found to be especially helpful.

Corrie – Pandemic of grief

Corrie discusses how much grief there is

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

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

Janice – “Own our feelings”

Janice discusses the goals of emotional work and arriving at a peaceful place.