Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Claudia – Working with an art therapist

Claudia how all art making is theraputic and working with an art therapist amplifies the process in a positive way

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Shannon – Enough

Shannon talks about us all doing the very best we can from the perspectives of a licensed clinical counselor and losing her husband to suicide.

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Sara – Lyrics

Sara talks about how lyrics can have an impact on how we experience music

Janice – “It’s never too late to grieve”

Janice talks about the importance of noticing feelings.

Amanda – “No person is an island”

Amanda talks about the power of community and the importance of reaching out.

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.

Rev. Sky – “What is trauma?”

Rev. Sky discusses how trauma affects us on many levels.

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

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

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Jenn – Barriers to art

Jenn talks about the barriers that may prevent someone from including art as part of their grief or emotional process including judgment of your art skills and more.