Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Getting comfortable with discomfort

Corrie talks about being comfortable and uncomfortable with grief

Adrianna – Death doulas and grief

Adrianna explains what a death doula is

Rev. Sky – “It gets easier”

Rev. Sky talks about time and allowing emotion.

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

Janice talks about how it can help to let the feelings come up.

Maureen – Holiday kindness and grief

Maureen discusses grieving during the holidays and being lifter up by kindness

Chantal – Physical symptoms and grieving

Chantal talks about panic attacks and thinking she was having a heart attack

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Chantal – Anticipatory grief

Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Jenn – The difference between expressive and creative arts

Jenn explains the difference between expressive and creative arts. You don’t have to limit yourself to art making to help you through your grief process. Expressive arts encompasses a wide variety of approaches including drama, dance, movement, writing and music

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.